Unkel had a difficult game in Montreal on Wednesday and one of his calls caught my attention.
79th Minute: Montreal's Laurnet Ciman, already booked, attempts a sliding tackle on Sal Zizzo. Ciman appears to get at least some of the ball, but Unkel disagrees and shows Ciman his second yellow. I think that the tackle warranted a foul but not a yellow. So in my book, Unkel was a little too harsh here.
Toronto 4-1 Orlando Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Petrescu had one big call to make in this high scoring affair and I agree with his decision.
11th Minute: Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco is hacked down in the box by Aurrelien Collin. Petrescu quickly points to the spot, and for me it's a no-brainer. That was about as clear a penalty as you can get.
Portland 1-0 Chicago Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Villarreal had a quiet game with little controversy. Nice work by the young referee and his crew.
Toronto 1-3 Kansas City Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Geiger made his first penalty call since his poor penalty decision in the Gold Cup, and this time I think he got it right.
20th Minute: Sporting KC Defender Kevin Ellis jumps up for a high cross but gets enough of a shoulder tug from Ahmed Kantari to lose his balance and fall to the ground. Geiger points to the spot and I agree. Great spot to see the shoulder tug from Kantari.
Orlando 0-0 Philadelphia Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Chapman didn't see any controversy in what was a quiet match for him and his crew.
Montreal 0-1 DC United Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Stoica continued a successful campaign with a good performance in this match. Nothing to go in depth on from this one.
Houston 2-1 San Jose Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
This was a reasonably quiet match for Bazakos, with only one call to look from his performance
60th Minute: San Jose's Fatai Alashe is already booked when he holds Giles Barnes on a Houston counterattack. Bazakos shows a second yellow, which was clearly warranted as the foul stopped a promising attack. Good call by Bazakos.
Colorado 1-2 Columbus Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Two situations to look from this match for Kelly, both involving fouls by Colorado defender Axel Sjoberg.
50th Minute: Kei Kamara of Columbus appears to be pretty much through on goal when he is pulled down from behind by Sjoberg. Kelly opts for a yellow, but I would've liked to have seen a red for Denial of an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity. The only reason it wouldn't be DOGSO for Kelly is because he might have judged that due to the 40 yards of space between Kamara and the goal, a defender could have caught up.
90th Minute: Kamara is again attacking forward when he is pulled back by Sjoberg. This time Sjoberg does see red via a second yellow for stopping a promising attack. This was a very similar situation to the Alashe second yellow in Houston-San Jose, and just like Fotis Bazakos, Kelly correctly showed a second yellow.
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| Kelly shows Sjoberg the red card |
Penso had two big calls to make in this match, and I agree with both of his decisions.
6th Minute: Elias Vazquez of Salt Lake pushes Octavio Rivero in the box as a set piece is being played in. Penso points to the spot and the only argument against the call is that players push each other all the time on set pieces. Based on that logic, it isn't called enough. Good job by Penso.
88th Minute: Abdoulie Mansally of RSL goes in with his studs exposed on Kendall Watson's plant leg after he kicks a long ball forward. Clear red for Penso, who correctly gives Mansally his marching orders.
Los Angeles 3-1 Seattle Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
It was a quiet game for Marrufo in this high profile match. Nothing to in depth on from this one.
New York Red Bulls 2-0 NYCFC Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Elfath had a good game with little controversy. Nice work by him and his crew.
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