The assignments for Week 10 of the 2018 Major League Soccer season: 05/04/2018 Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union BMO Field (8PM ET) REF: JOSE CARLOS RIVERO AR1: ADAM WIENCKOWSKI AR2: GIANNI FACCHINI 4TH: MARCOS DEOLIVEIRA VAR: GEOFF GAMBLE 05/05/2018 Montreal Impact v New England Revolution Stade Saputo (1PM ET) REF: BALDOMERO TOLEDO AR1: ADAM GARNER AR2: MATTHEW NELSON 4TH: TED UNKEL VAR: EDVIN JURISEVIC New York Red Bulls v New York City FC Red Bull Arena (1:55PM ET) REF: KEVIN STOTT AR1: BRIAN POESCHEL AR2: CJ MORGANTE 4TH: SORIN STOICA VAR: MARK GEIGER Minnesota United v Vancouver Whitecaps TCF Bank Stadium (2PM ET) REF: NIMA SAGHAFI AR1: IAN ANDERSON AR2: KATHRYN NESBITT 4TH: ALLEN CHAPMAN VAR: JORGE GONZALEZ Seattle Sounders v Columbus Crew CenturyLink Field (4PM ET) REF: HILARIO GRAJEDA AR1: JONATHAN JOHNSON AR2: EDUARDO MARISCAL 4TH: ALEJANDRO MARISCAL VAR: ROSENDO MENDOZA Los Angeles FC v FC Dallas Banc of California Stadium (4PM) REF: JAIR MARRUFO AR1: COREY ROCKWELL AR2: JEFFREY GREESON 4TH: DANIEL RADFORD VAR: CALEB MENDEZ Chicago Fire v Atlanta United Toyota Park (8:30PM ET) REF: DREW FISCHER AR1: APOLINAR MARISCAL AR2: CHRIS WATTAM 4TH: RUBIEL VAZQUEZ VAR: YOUNES MARRAKCHI Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy BBVA Compass Stadium (8:30PM ET) REF: ALAN KELLY AR1: JEREMY HANSON AR2: DANNY THORNBERRY 4TH: ISMAIL ELFATH VAR: ALEX CHILOWICZ Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids Children’s Mercy Park (8:30PM ET) REF: ARMANDO VILLARREAL AR1: PETER BALCIUNAS AR2: FELISHA MARISCAL 4TH: FOTIS BAZAKOS VAR: KEVIN TERRY JR San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers Avaya Stadium (10:30PM ET) REF: CHRISTOPHER PENSO AR1: CAMERON BLANCHARD AR2: NICK URANGA 4TH: RAMY TOUCHAN VAR: KATJA KOROLEVA 05/06/2018 Orlando City v Real Salt Lake Orlando City Stadium (5PM ET) REF: ROBERT SIBIGA AR1: JASON WHITE AR2: ERIC WEISBROD 4TH: MARCOS DEOLIVEIRA VAR: CALEB MENDEZ
Also of note from this week's USL assignments... Charleston Battery v Charlotte Independence MUSC Health Stadium (7PM ET) REF: SILVIU PETRESCU AR1: JORDAN DAVIS AR2: WILMER SORIANO 4TH: IZLEN PEKSENAR
Must've been a pretty good week considering the lack of posts! Some notes: Saghafi caught a pretty sneaky VC elbow from Minnesota's Mason Toye. His positioning was a big key to seeing it, I'm sure. Had a no card upgrade to a SFP red via video review in Chico's game in Seattle. I really need to go back and watch it as it happened live to see how it was missed initially. Pedro Santos was surely attempting to play the ball, but he followed through and planted his studs in the collarbone region of an opponent with a straight leg. First goal in Houston was called offside on the field but was awarded after video review. I've yet to see a still shot of the decision.
This started as a play on the ball and ended with a kick to the face. Grajeda had an unobstructed view. He signals in the direction of Seattle before he blows the whistle. If it was a throw in call he is pointing the wrong way. Not sure what he is thinking here, have to wonder if the availability of VAR played a role. https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...s-fc-vs-columbus-crew-sc/details/video/151978
I think protocol was violated again and Grajeda waited for VAR to bail him out there. How he doesn't deem that challenge to at least be a yellow is shocking. He's looking right at it. Again, referees doing nothing about dissent after a VAR decision. Same thing with the allowed goal in the Houston vs. LA game. Players surrounding the referee to protest the awarding of the goal.