New York Red Bulls 1-1 Colorado Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Geiger had a good match, once again showing why he is America's top referee.
30th Minute: Geiger calls a penalty after New York's Sacha Kljestan goes down in the box. I didn't see anything on the first glance, but after watching a couple replays it was clear that Ben Newman had pulled back Kljestan as he was trying to slide into a cross. Outstanding spot from Geiger.
Houston 1-4 FC Dallas Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
2 days after Geiger's strong Wednesday match, Marrufo, America's number two referee, also had a very good game. Good work by him and his crew. Nothing to look at here.
Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Jose Referee: Sorin Stoica (Canada)
Stoica himself didn't face much controversy, but his assistant drew the ire of RSL fans for a missed offside call.
19th Minute: Chris Wondolowski puts home a through ball to give San Jose a 1-0 lead. The only problem was that he was clearly offside. Somehow, though, Assistant Referee Anthony Vasoli fails to see this and allow the goal. Huge mistake there from the AR.
Philadelphia 0-1 Toronto Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Villarreal faced little controversy, but a call by the AR again caught my eye.
79th Minute: Philly's Fernando Aristeguieta thinks he has headed in a tying goal off a set piece, but AR Corey Parker signals for offsides. This was a very tight call, but I think Collum Warner played Aristeguieta on. I can't blame Parker too much, though, since it was such as tight call.
DC United 2-0 Columbus Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Toledo had a very good match. Nothing to look at from the longtime referee.
New England 2-1 New York Referee: Marcos de Oliveira (United States)
de Oliveira, listed as a fourth official, had an overall average performance, but made one huge mistake.
42nd Minute: New York's Felipe gets pushed from behind by Teal Bunburg inside the penalty area. It looks like a clear cut penalty to me, but de Oliveira doesn't call it. Big mistake from the young referee.
LA Galaxy 1-1 Colorado Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
Not much controversy for Bazakos and his crew, including AR Brian Poeschel, who had 1 outstanding offside decision to deny Colorado a goal.
Portland 0-0 Vancouver Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Chapman had a good game. Just one piece to look at from this fixture.
29th Minute: A Portland shot strikes the elbow of Pa Moudou Kah in the box. Chapman waits awhile and may have been helped by AR George Ganser before calling a penalty kick. Since Kah's arm, including his elbow, was outstretched, I agree with the penalty call from Chapman. Good work!
Kansas City 1-0 Chicago Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Rivero had a decent game and communicated well with his fourth official to get a late call right.
89th Minute: Chicago's David Accam throws a forearm to the face of Jalil Anibaba as he goes for a ball. Fourth Official Nima Saghafi detects the foul and appears to tell Rivero to give Accam his marching orders. When I watch the replays, it looks like there was enough intent by Accam to justify a sending off. Nice work by both Rivero and Saghafi.
New York City FC 1-3 Seattle Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Petrescu struggled in this match with a questionable sending off seen by some as a glaring error.
88th Minute: NYCFC's Kwame Watson-Siriobe, already on a yellow, appears to bump Obafemi Martins with a little push. It's definitely a foul, but Petrescu gives him a second yellow, which seems harsh. I think Petrescu might have been fooled by the way Martins sold the foul. Whatever the reason, I still believe that Petrescu got it wrong on the call.
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