Villarreal was heavily criticized for his two penalty calls in this match, with many calling both decisions soft.
13th Minute: Damian Perrinelle of New York does appear to slightly clip Chicago's Kennedy Igboananike just outside the area, but Villarreal points to the spot. I think a foul call and a free kick outside the box would've been acceptable, but there is no way to justify a penalty call since the contact was outside the box. Big mistake by Villarreal.
70th Minute: NY's Lloyd Sam is running towards a through ball in the box when he is slightly tripped by Michael Stevens. Villarreal calls a penalty, and though many people said there wasn't enough contact I actually agree with Villarreal. To me, it looks like Stevens clearly was attempting to slow down Sam but ends up clearly tripping up the Red Bulls star. Therefore, he is guilty of a foul and a penalty.
Houston 1-3 Real Salt Lake Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)
Sibiga, who is a fourth official getting his third game in an MLS trial run, called one penalty in this match, but unfortunately I think he may have been wrong on the decision.
61st Minute: Houston play in a corner kick that takes a deflection off John Stertzer. Sibiga calls a penalty on Stertzer for a hand ball, and though there isn't a good replay I can find, it looks like the ball hits Stertzer's stomach from my angle. I'll update this if I can find a better replay.
FC Dallas 2-1 NYCFC Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Kelly was another MLS referee who called a debatable penalty this week, though I have to stand with him on this one.
69th Minute: NYCFC's Ned Grabavoy is making a run towards the ball in the box after a beautiful pass from Patrick Mullins when he has his shoulder than his head pulled back a bit by Atiba Harris. For some reason, some people are actually arguing that this penalty was soft. Sorry but that's a penalty 100% of the time.
Orlando 3-1 Kansas City Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Marrufo showed one red card in this match, and it was highly debatable.
87th Minute: Dom Dwyer of SKC gets into a confrontation with David Mateos and eventually pushes the Orlando defender in the chest. Mateos falls holding his face and fools Marrufo into thinking the contact was at face level which would be a red card offense. Marrufo incorrectly shows red for the contact to the chest, which only deserves a yellow. Big mistake by Marrufo, though the disciplinary committee did reverse the decision.
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| Marrufo sends Dwyer off in Orlando |
Portland 0-0 Sporting Kansas City Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
Philadelphia 1-2 Columbus Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Colorado 1-1 DC United Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Los Angeles 0-0 Montreal Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
San Jose 1-1 Seattle Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Toronto 1-3 New England Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
These seven officials all had quiet games with sparse controversy. Good work by them and their crews.
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