Chapman showed one red card in this high-stakes match between two middle table teams fighting for playoff berths.
49th Minute: Montreal's Ambroise Oyongo puts both his studs into Matias Perez Garcia in a horrific challenge. Chapman briefly confers with Assistant Referee Fabio Tovar before showing Oyongo the red card. For me there's no doubt. That's as clear a red as you will ever see.
Sporting Kansas City 3-1 FC Dallas Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Geiger got the call for a crucial match in the Western Conference playoff picture and he didn't disappoint, getting his one crucial call right.
76th Minute: Dom Dwyer of SKC manages to avoid a couple Dallas defenders before getting tripped up by FCD keeper Jesse Gonzalez, who had come all the way to the right side of the box. Assistant Paul Scott and Geiger both saw it and awarded Sporting a spot kick. Good call by Geiger and Scott, who were the MLS referee and assistant referee of the year last season, respectively.
NYCFC 3-2 San Jose Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Jurisevic called one penalty in this match and seems like a good decision to me.
75th Minute: San Jose's Quincy Amarikwa dribbles around NYC's Angelino into the box before being pushed and pulled at shoulder level by the 18-year old Spanish midfielder. Easy penalty call for Jurisevic, who correctly awards a penalty to the visitors.
DC United 1-2 Columbus Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Unkel called one penalty in this match between DC and Columbus, and I don't see any reason to disagree with the decision.
67th Minute: Columbus Defender Chris Klute makes a flying lunge to block a cross in by DC's Franklin. Unfortunately for him, the ball hits his outstretched arm and Unkel emphatically points to the spot.
Montreal 3-0 New England Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
Salazar showed a straight red in this match and it is pretty clearly correct.
72nd Minute: Montreal's Marco Donadel comes in with a horror foul on Andrew Farrell, sending his spikes into the Revolution Defender's leg long after the ball had gone. Easy straight red decision for Salazar, who correctly gives Donadel his marching orders.
Real Salt Lake 3-0 LA Galaxy Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
The veteran Stott also called a penalty in his match, and it seems correct to me.
27th Minute: RSL's Juan Manuel Martinez dribbles into the box before getting tripped up by a sliding Juninho. Stott calls a penalty, and I agree since Juninho didn't get much of the ball and definitely made contact with Martinez.
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| Mathieu Bourdeau officiating his first MLS match |
New England 2-1 New York Red Bulls Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Toronto FC 3-1 Colorado Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)
Vancouver 0-3 Seattle Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Chicago 0-1 Orlando Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
Portland 0-2 New York Red Bulls Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Philadelphia 2-0 Houston Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
These seven all had good performances with little controversy. Nice work by them and their crews. Also, a special congratulations to Bourdeau on his first MLS match.
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