Marrufo had two big calls to make in San Jose's shocking 5-0 victory and I think he got both of them right.
16th Minute: Kansas City's Chance Myers pushes over Quincy Amarikwa in the middle of the SKC box. This was about as clear a penalty as you can possibly get for Marrufo, who correctly points to the spot.
71st Minute: Amarikwa is through on goal when he is given a slight pull from behind by SKC's Benny Feilhaber. Marrufo elects to show Feilhaber a red card, and I agree. Even though the contact was minimal it still slowed Amarikwa's run on goal and allowed defenders to catch up to him. Good call by Marrufo.
Portland 2-2 Houston Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Salazar had one important call to make in this match and I think that he got it right.
91st Minute: Diego Chara is trying to seal off Errick Torres when he suddenly throws an elbow at the Houston defender's neck. Salazar has no choice but to send Chara off for violent conduct. Good decision by the veteran MLS referee.
Toronto 5-0 Orlando Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Rivero showed two red cards in the week's second 5-0 scoreline but I have my doubts on one of the two reds.
36th Minute: Orlando's Rafael Ramos slides in hard on Justin Morrow in what seems to be a yellow card offense. However, Rivero chooses to show Ramos a straight red which is a very harsh decision at best. The key that makes it a yellow for me is the fact that Ramos' studs weren't really showing, which takes a lot of the danger out of a challenge like that.
82nd Minute: Toronto's Robbie Findley has dribbled past Orlando goalkeeper Tally Hall and just has a couple Orlando defenders to beat when he is tripped up in the box by one of the defenders, Adrian Winter. Rivero calls a penalty and shows Winter, who was playing on a yellow, a second yellow reducing Orlando to just 9 men. I agree with both of Rivero's decisions on this play since it was a clear foul in the box that stopped Findley from potentially scoring.
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| Rivero gives Winter his second yellow card of the match |
Kelly had one important call to make and he absolutely nailed it.
21st Minute: DC appear to tie the score at one after Michael Farfan tapped home the rebound after Alvaro Saborio blocked a clearance by keeper David Bingham. The only problem is that Saborio blocked the clearance with his hand. Kelly sees this and disallows the goal for the handball. Good call by the Irish referee.
Real Salt Lake 2-0 Seattle Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
Petrescu had one big decision to make in an otherwise quiet match for him and his crew.
12th Minute: Ramon Torres of Seattle is trying to control the ball on the very edge of his own box but ends up using his hand to knock the ball down. Petrescu calls a penalty, and though the handball was clear, Torres' body wasn't in the box. However, since Torres' hand was in the area when it hit the ball, it still is a penalty. Great call by Petrescu, who may have been helped by assistant Adam Garner.
LA Galaxy 5-1 NYCFC Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Toledo called one penalty in this match and I think he was right.
79th Minute: NYCFC's Patrick Mullins is shielding the ball from Dan Gargan when he is tripped up by the LA defender. Mullins sells it a bit but it still is a penalty for me. Good decision by Toledo.
Columbus 2-2 NYCFC Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Montreal 0-1 Philadelphia Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Columbus 3-2 Kansas City Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Chicago 0-1 Colorado Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Vancouver 1-0 FC Dallas Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
These five and their crews all had very quiet nights. Nothing to look at from these matches.
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