Chapman and crew had one of the strangest plays of the season to deal with, which they unfortunately made a mistake on.
9th Minute: NY's Matt Miazga is knocked over by Chicago's Jeff Larentowicz in the box as they battle for a set piece. The contact wasn't huge and some referees would let it go, but I support Chapman's decision to point to the spot since he has a much better view of the incident then what I can see from the video.
49th Minute: NY score an equalizer on a trick corner kick play where Lloyd Sam taps the ball into play so Sacha Kljestan can dribble into the box straight from the corner and make a quick pass to a wide open Ronald Zubar. However, Sam clearly touches the ball twice after Chapman blows the whistle to start the play, which should result in an indirect free kick for Chicago. AR Anthony Vasoli should've seen this and informed Chapman of the infringement.
Colorado 2-1 Houston Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Fischer called two penalties in this match, but both had an interesting twist.
19th Minute: Houston Defender Alex slides in to try to block a pass and he successfully does so. Unfortunately, the ball hits his trailing left arm. Fischer calls for a penalty on the signal of AR Fabio Tovar. Unfortunately, I disagree with the penalty call since I think Alex couldn't have really done anything to avoid the ball brushing his hand.
36th Minute: Once again Fischer signal a penalty after a signal from an AR, though this time it was Claudiu Badea who signaled for a penalty. This one is certainly correct, as Colorado's Bobby Burling practically swatted away a long ball from Houston. Good call by Badea and Fischer.
San Jose 1-0 LA Galaxy Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Rivero found himself facing criticism from LA manager Bruce Arena and captain Robbie Keane for an important sending off in this match.
47th Minute: San Jose's Quincy Amarikwa is running towards goal with just the keeper to beat when he is pulled down by Leonardo. Rivero shows red, and I agree despite criticism from Keane and Arena that Omar Gonzalez had a chance of catching up to Amarikwa. To me it looks like it was unlikely that Gonzalez was going to catch up and therefore red is the right call. Absolutely correct sending off by Rivero.
NYCFC 1-2 Columbus Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
Guzman and his crew had a strong game with no real controversy. Great work by the whole team!
Toronto FC 2-1 Montreal Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Villarreal had a strong performance in the 401 derby, correctly showing one second yellow.
77th Minute: Montreal's Laurent Ciman is already booked when he bundles over Robbie Findley on the wing. Villarreal shows a second yellow and it was such a clear foul that Ciman didn't even argue the decision. Nice call by Villarreal.
Philadelphia 0-1 New England Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Penso also showed a red in his match and it was for a rarely seen offense in stoppage time.
94th Minute: Philly's Christian Maidana pushes Lee Nguyen down in an act of frustration, drawing a foul call from Penso. As Maidana backs away from Nguyen he clearly spits at the Revs midfielder. Penso sees this and correctly sends Maidana off.
Orlando 1-1 Chicago Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Toledo had a quiet game with little controversy. Nothing to look at here.
Houston 2-0 Vancouver Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Stott showed two second yellows to Vancouver in this match and both were certainly deserved.
56th Minute: Giles Barnes of Houston is in space on the left wing when he is chopped down by Kendall Waston, who had already been booked. Stott shows a second yellow and I agree since the foul was certainly reckless enough to deserve a yellow.
64th Minute: Vancouver's Matias Laba, already on a yellow, tries to kick the ball away from Sheanon Williams but he misses and accidentally kicks Williams. Stott shows Laba a second yellow and one again I agree because despite the lack of intention from Laba, the kick was enough of a foul to deserve a yellow. Good call by the veteran MLS referee.
FC Dallas 2-0 Real Salt Lake Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Unkel called two penalties in this match, but I unfortunately only agree with one of the calls.
49th Minute: RSL's Aaron Maund makes a strong but legal challenge on Tesho Akindele in the box and appears to win the ball cleanly. However, Unkel doesn't see it this way and points to the spot to to the shock of the RSL players.
77th Minute: RSL's Juan Manuel Martinez is dribbling through the box when he is knocked over by Kellyn Acosta. This time Unkel gets it right and points to the spot. Good call by the second year MLS referee.
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| Nick Rimando expresses his displeasure with Unkel's penalty call |
Gonzalez and his crew had a good match with little controversy. Nothing to go in depth on from this match.
Seattle 2-1 Portland Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Kelly called one penalty in this match, drawing criticism from Portland manager Caleb Porter for his decision.
41st Minute: Seattle play a long ball forward to Obafemi Martins, who is impeded by Portland keeper Adam Kwarasey. Kelly calls a penalty but does not show Kwarasey a card of any color. For me, it was a clear penalty and certainly not a red for DOGSO since there were two defenders who could have potentially stopped Martins but I still would've liked to have seen a yellow for stopping a promising attack from Kelly.
New York Red Bulls 3-0 DC United Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Marrufo had a strong match in the Atlantic Cup with no controversy. Nice work by him and his crew.
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