Philadelphia 1-0 Seattle Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Jurisevic had two big decisions within minutes of each other in an otherwise quiet match.
27th Minute: Maurice Edu thinks he has given Philly a 1-0 lead with a header, but Jurisevic calls the play back for a foul by Andrew Wenger on Seattle keeper Stephen Frei. Looking at the replay, Wenger clearly obstructs Frei from moving past his line, so I agree with Jurisevic's call.
30th Minute: Andrew Wenger takes a high boot to the face in the box from Seattle's Dylan Remick. Jurisevic points to the spot and shows Remick a yellow card. I agree with the penalty call, but I think Jurisevic should have sent Remick off for endangering the safety of an opponent.
New York Red Bulls 1-0 Real Salt Lake Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Gantar made two big calls in this match, but I think he unfortunately got them both wrong.
40th Minute: New York's Felipe is running to retrieve a long ball in the RSL half when he is hacked down by Javier Morales. Gantar appears to look over at AR Phil Breire before blowing the whistle for a foul and sending Morales off with a straight red card. For me, this was only a yellow since the distance from the goal and the two RSL defenders right behind Felipe keep it from being Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity.
55th Minute: Salt Lake's Demar Phillips comes in a little late on Connor Lade, but Gantar inexplicably sends Phillips off. For me, this was at most a yellow card, but probably not even one. Huge mistake by Gantar.
Toronto 3-1 Montreal Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Kelly had a very good match with just one play to look at.
81st Minute: Montreal's Bakary Soumare makes a sliding challenge on Sebastian Giovinco in the box. Soumare mostly gets Giovinco, and Kelly points to the spot. Good call by the veteran referee.
LA Galaxy 5-0 Portland Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Unkel had a very tough match, despite the 5-0 scoreline, with two big calls to make.
17th Minute: LA's Sebastian Lletjet is making a run into a crowded box when he goes down under pressure from behind by Maximiliano Urruti. Unkel calls a penalty, but I don't think that there was enough contact by Urruti to bring Lletjet down. No penalty in my book.
78th Minute: Liam Ridgewell of Portland kicks out at Alan Gordon and Gordan retaliates with a push. Unkel originally only sees the push and shows Gordon a yellow and doesn't discipline Ridgewell. However, after talking with AR Corey Rockwell, Unkel shows a red card to Ridgewell for the kick out. Good teamwork to make the right call.
Philadelphia 2-2 Montreal Referee: Sorin Stoica (Canada)
Stoica had a very strong performance during very rainy conditions in Philly, correctly showing two second yellows in the match.
67th Minute: Montreal's Patrice Bernier, already booked, slides in hard and upends Vincent Nogueira. Stoica shows Bernier a second yellow and I agree due to the fact Bernier's challenge was reckless and deserved a booking.
77th Minute: Philadelphia's Erik Ayuk Mbu is already booked when he slides in hard on Ignacio Piatti. Stoica shows Mbu a second yellow and I agree for the same reason as Bernier's earlier foul. Good calls by Stoica.
New England 1-2 Vancouver Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Tough game for Chapman, who once again found himself at the center of controversy for a PK call.
29th Minute: Cristian Techera of Vancouver is making a run on goal when he falls down in the box in front of Andrew Farrell. Chapman shockingly calls a penalty and sends Farrell off when if anything he should have called a dive on Techera. Big mistake by the fourth year MLS referee.
Salt Lake 2-2 Columbus Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Elfath had a very good match with one key decision to make.
77th Minute: RSL rookie Jordan Allen slides in on Tony Tchani with his studs up, catching Tchani's foot. Elfath shows Allen a straight red and I agree on the grounds that a studs up challenge like Allen's seriously endangers an opponent and is by definition a red. Good call by Elfath.
Columbus 2-1 New England Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
Orlando 2-0 Colorado Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Chicago 0-1 DC United Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Dallas 2-0 Houston Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Toronto 0-0 DC United Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Kansas City 2-0 Colorado Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Salt Lake 3-1 Los Angeles Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
NYCFC 1-3 New York Red Bulls Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Portland 4-1 Seattle Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
These nine referees had very good matches with no controversy. Nice work by them and their crews.
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