The assignments for Week 2 of the 2019 Major League Soccer season: 03/09/19 Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City SeatGeek Stadium (1PM ET) REF: Robert Sibiga AR1: Jason White AR2: Apolinar Mariscal 4TH: Ramy Touchan VAR: Jorge Gonzalez AVAR: Peter Manikowski New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew Gillette Stadium (2PM ET) REF: Dave Gantar AR1: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho AR2: Logan Brown 4TH: Rubiel Vazquez VAR: Alan Kelly AVAR: Gjovalin Bori FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy Toyota Stadium (3:30PM ET) REF: Armando Villarreal AR1: Ian Anderson AR2: TJ Zablocki 4TH: Joseph Dickerson VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero AVAR: Adam Garner Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact BBVA Compass Stadium (5PM ET) REF: Ismail Elfath AR1: Kyle Atkins AR2: Chris Wattam 4TH: Ted Unkel VAR: Kevin Terry Jr AVAR: Jonathan Johnson Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Rio Tinto Stadium (6PM ET) REF: Drew Fischer AR1: Claudiu Badea AR2: Matthew Nelson 4TH: Victor Rivas VAR: Younes Marrakchi AVAR: Peter Balciunas San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United Avaya Stadium (8PM ET) REF: Marcos DeOliveira AR1: Jeffrey Greeson AR2: Adam Wienckowski 4TH: Alex Chilowicz VAR: Kevin Stott AVAR: Eduardo Mariscal Seattle Sounders vs. Colorado Rapids CenturyLink Field (10PM ET) REF: Baldomero Toledo AR1: Mike Rottersman AR2: Felisha Mariscal 4TH: Alejandro Mariscal VAR: Fotis Bazakos AVAR: Joshua Patlak 03/10/19 Sporting Kansas City vs. Philadelphia Union Children’s Mercy Park (3PM ET) REF: Christopher Penso AR1: Nick Uranga AR2: Brian Poeschel 4TH: Rosendo Mendoza VAR: Chico Grajeda AVAR: Eric Weisbrod New York City FC vs. D.C. United Yankee Stadium (3PM ET) REF: Nima Saghafi AR1: Corey Parker AR2: Gianni Facchini 4TH: Rubiel Vazquez VAR: Silviu Petrescu AVAR: Thomas Supple Atlanta United vs. FC Cincinnati Mercedes-Benz Stadium (5PM ET) REF: Allen Chapman AR1: Jeremy Hanson AR2: Brian Dunn 4TH: Joseph Dickerson VAR: Edvin Jurisevic AVAR: Jeff Muschik Los Angeles FC vs. Portland Timbers Banc of California Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Jair Marrufo AR1: Frank Anderson AR2: Corey Rockwell 4TH: Alex Chilowicz VAR: Geoff Gamble AVAR: Michael Kampmeinert
Click through for full stats threads #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@ChicagoFire vs @OrlandoCitySCREF: Robert SIBIGA - 75th gameAR1: Jason WHITE - 83rdAR2: Apolinar MARISCAL - 65th4TH: Ramy TOUCHAN - 6thVAR: Jorge GONZALEZ - 39thAVAR: Peter MANIKOWSKI - 1st#CHIvORL #cf97 #FaceOfCity— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@NERevolution vs @ColumbusCrewSCREF: Dave GANTAR - 69th gameAR1: Oscar MITCHELL-CARVALHO - 77thAR2: Logan BROWN - 60th4TH: Rubiel VAZQUEZ - 54thVAR: Alan KELLY - 12thAVAR: Gjovalin BORI - 1st#NEvCLB #NERevs #Crew96— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@FCDallas vs @LAGalaxyREF: Armando VILLARREAL - 115th gameAR1: Ian ANDERSON - 215thAR2: TJ ZABLOCKI - 20th4TH: Joe DICKERSON - 16thVAR: Jose Carlos RIVERO - 4thAVAR: Adam GARNER - 2nd#DALvLA #DTID #LAGalaxy— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@HoustonDynamo vs @impactmontrealREF: Ismail ELFATH - 129th gameAR1: Kyle ATKINS - 75thAR2: Chris WATTAM - 19th4TH: Ted UNKEL - 46thVAR: Kevin TERRY Jr - 38thAVAR: Jonathan JOHNSON - 7th#HOUvMTL #ForeverOrange #IMFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@realsaltlake vs @WhitecapsFCREF: Drew FISCHER - 103rd gameAR1: Claudiu BADEA - 132ndAR2: Matt NELSON - 113th4TH: Victor RIVAS - 6thVAR: Younes MARRAKCHI - 29thAVAR: Peter BALCIUNAS - 2nd#RSLvVAN #RSL #VWFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
#MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SJEarthquakes vs @MNUFCREF: Marcos DeOLIVEIRA - 18th gameAR1: Jeffrey GREESON - 56thAR2: Adam WIENCKOWSKI - 216th4TH: Alex CHILOWICZ - 63rdVAR: Kevin STOTT - 18thAVAR: Eduardo MARISCAL - 1st#SJvMIN #Quakes74 #MNUFC— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SoundersFC vs @ColoradoRapidsREF: Baldomero TOLEDO - 269th gameAR1: Mike ROTTERSMAN - 112thAR2: Felisha MARISCAL - 54th4TH: Alejandro MARISCAL - 194thVAR: Fotis BAZAKOS - 10thAVAR: Joshua PATLAK - 7th#SEAvCOL #SoundersMatchday #Rapids96— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@SportingKC vs @PhilaUnionREF: Chris PENSO - 145th gameAR1: Nick URANGA - 48thAR2: Brian POESCHEL - 143rd4TH: Rosendo MENDOZA - 4thVAR: Hilario GRAJEDA - 9thAVAR: Eric WEISBROD - 2nd#SKCvPHI #ForGloryForCity #DOOP— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@NYCFC vs @dcunitedREF: Nima SAGHAFI - 38th gameAR1: Corey PARKER - 165thAR2: Gianni FACCHINI - 82nd4TH: Rubiel VAZQUEZ - 55thVAR: Silviu PETRESCU - 17thAVAR: Tom SUPPLE - 6th#NYCvDC #NYCFC #DCU— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019 #MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@ATLUTD vs @fccincinnatiREF: Allen CHAPMAN - 136th gameAR1: Jeremy HANSON - 123rdAR2: Brian DUNN - 111th4TH: Joe DICKERSON - 17thVAR: Edvin JURISEVIC - 45thAVAR: Jeff MUSCHIK - 6th#ATLvCIN #UniteAndConquer #FCCincy— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
#MLSRefStats 2019 Week 2@LAFC vs @TimbersFCREF: Jair MARRUFO - 240th gameAR1: Frank ANDERSON - 219thAR2: Corey ROCKWELL - 244th4TH: Alex CHILOWICZ - 64thVAR: Geoff GAMBLE - 28thAVAR: Mike KAMPMEINERT - 4th#LAFCvPOR #LAFC #RCTID— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) March 8, 2019
USL Championship Week 1 - AKA the League Formerly Known as USL 03/08/19 Tacoma Defiance vs Rio Grande Valley Cheney Stadium (10PM ET) REF: Alejandro Mariscal AR1: Baboucarr Jallow AR2: Christian Clerc 4TH: Liam Leonard 03/09/19 New York Red Bulls II vs Swope Park Rangers MSU Soccer Park (1PM ET) REF: JC Griggs AR1: Tom Felice AR2: Amilcar Sicaju 4TH: Luis Arroyo Saint Louis vs Indy Eleven Toyota Stadium (2PM ET) REF: Rosendo Mendoza AR1: Shane Kennard AR2: Matthew Rodman 4TH: Don Tebeau North Carolina vs Louisville City Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park (4PM ET) REF: Matt Franz AR1: Jeremy Smith AR2: Justin Howard 4TH: [ TBD ] Reno 1868 vs Orange County Greater Nevada Field (5PM ET) REF: Jon Freemon AR1: Sarah Cortez AR2: Brandon Chapman 4TH: Vince Apple-Chiarella Birmingham Legion vs Bethlehem Steel BBVA Compass Field (7PM ET) REF: Ismir Pekmic AR1: Zach Mcwhorter AR2: Jonathan Smith 4TH: Ronald Ware Memphis 901 vs Tampa Bay Rowdies AutoZone Park (7PM ET) REF: Mike Lavergne AR1: Benjamin Meyer AR2: Austin Holt 4TH: Sam Bierster Atlanta United 2 vs Hartford Athletic Fifth Third Bank Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Gustavo Solorio AR1: Brian Marshall AR2: Kevin Huet 4TH: Christopher Heintzman Charleston Battery vs Ottawa Fury MUSC Health Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Sergii Demianchuk AR1: Walter Heatherly AR2: Dallas Rosier 4TH: Parker Northrop Nashville vs Loudoun United First Tennessee Park (8PM ET) REF: Thomas Snyder AR1: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein AR2: Chris Kloc 4TH: Carlos Pielago Tulsa Roughnecks vs Portland Timbers 2 ONEOK Field (8PM ET) REF: Jose Lara AR1: Matt Trotter AR2: Seth Barton 4TH: Matthew Corrigan San Antonio vs Phoenix Rising Toyota Field (8:30PM ET) REF: Malik Badawi AR1: Francisco Bermudez AR2: Jeremy Weed 4TH: William Hale El Paso Locomotive vs OKC Energy Southwest University Park (9:30PM ET) REF: Matthew Thompson AR1: Diego Blas AR2: Chris Canales 4TH: Marco Vega New Mexico United vs Fresno Isotopes Park (9:30PM ET) REF: Mark Allatin AR1: Manuel Vargas AR2: Cristian Campo 4TH: Mark Yoder LA Galaxy II vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks Dignity Health Sports Park (10PM ET) REF: Michael Radchuk AR1: Eduardo Jeff AR2: [ TBD ] 4TH: Daniel Radford Las Vegas Lights vs Austin Bold Cashman Field (10:30PM ET) REF: Timothy Ford AR1: John Krill AR2: Christian Lara 4TH: William Randy Hoffman Sacramento Republic vs Real Monarchs Papa Murphy’s Park (10:30PM ET) REF: Farhad Dadkho AR1: Stephen McGonagle AR2: Bhavik Dutt 4TH: Turan Ozdemir
CHI : ORL 63' - Sibiga sends off player for DOGSO. Pretty easy call. But he still went over and looked at it to confirm the red. I just don't understand why he even went over to the monitor. It's an easy red. So did the VAR recommend a review for a clear error or did Sibiga decide to look at it again?
I’m guessing that one fell on Gonzalez. It wasn’t good. Confirming a tough call is one thing. Sowing on-field doubts on a textbook call? No thanks. I liked the use of VAR to downgrade the Gantar card. That was well done. Just hope the same thought process and standard gets used in the other direction.
Here's that clip btw... https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...tion-vs-columbus-crew-sc/details/video/183848 I really like the body language of Gantar afterwards showing that the sending off is being downgraded to a caution.
Hypothetical question on the first Seattle goal last night: https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...rs-fc-vs-colorado-rapids/details/video/184067 After the cross to the center of the box its hard to tell if the Seattle attacker or the Colorado defender touches the ball towards goal. The hypothetical is "lets assume the Seattle attacker is the one who touched it". Given that, would you consider Morris offside when he attempts to stab the ball back towards the eventual goal-scorer at the top of the box? I don't think Morris touches the ball, but he does make a close play on it between Howard and the Colorado defender. (To be clear, I'm not claiming the refs got this call wrong or it was a bad call. It went to VAR and I'm assuming they decided it was the Colorado defender with the last touch before Morris tried to play it, and Morris was not offside on the initial cross into the box)
I haven't been able to freeze frame it, but there's a chance COL #4 is keeping him onside even if there is a touch by a teammate there.
Anyone else catch the AR in the Atlanta v Cincinnati game give the forbidden “over and back” hand gesture after an offside around the 83rd min?
You’ll get some assessors and people give you crap about it because it’s not “official”. I should have put the eye roll emoji because I too use it as well. Karma for me though I clicked away from the game to post that and missed the tieing goal.
Well I had an assessor get on me for not running enough of a diagonal. Needless to say he was an older fellow and probably isn't really up to date on the modern movement guidance.
You take the good with the bad. I just thought it was funny to see in an MLS game. Wish they would have replayed the call because he must have come from pretty far off.
It was a strange one, but he played it about 3.5 seconds after the goalkeeper kicked it. The two players missing the header made it a strange situation.
Sooo, what's the correct call for a player flicking an opponents ear off the ball while play is ongoing?
Chara sent off for, get this, an off the ball ear flick. Box score says 2CT, but surely that should be VC? I'm checking to see if the box is correct.
It was. Marrufo spotted it live and gave the 2CT. Didn't we recently have the discussion on whether it's worth it for VAR to intervene on a 2CT to upgrade it to VC? In this case, I guess you could argue that the force was negligible?...
@ManiacalClown Here's the incident if you didn't see it. Quite the sell job too. !! Diego Chará got sent off for FLICKING AN OPPONENT'S EAR. (his second yellow) pic.twitter.com/7rcuDG5vjN— Cork Gaines, Ph.D. (@CorkGaines) March 11, 2019
I really can’t wait until it goes the other way. Where a VC red is wrongly given but a yellow is necessary and it means a 2CT anyway. I think I want it to happen week one in the EPL next year.
If the force was truly "negligible," there's probably an argument that it wasn't misconduct at all, but this clearly is. And yeah, Rossi's sell job is embarrassing. He deserves a fine.
I think that we had one of those a few weeks back in a game in Europe, no? Maybe in the Netherlands? It was SFP, downgraded to YC... which was the guy's second YC.
Not quite. It was given as a 2CT and the VAR pinged the referee to say it was clearly a VC stamp. So the player was brought back on, the yellow was canceled, he thought he was staying on the field, and then the red was shown. That all happened because the player (and his team) naively thought the yellow card could be reviewed. It couldn't and wasn't. The yellow was always, at minimum, staying. The only question was whether or not it was getting upgraded. So in that scenario, the player is getting sent off anyway. I'm imagining the other scenario where a VC or SFP send off gets reviewed because it's clearly wrong, the referee agrees, but it's still a yellow and the player is already on a yellow. So that player would be brought back on the field, the red would be annulled, he'd then be shown a yellow, and then again shown the red. It will be farcical and glorious.
Interesting (correct) red card given via VAR and Penso in the Philadelphia vs. Sporting KC match to Fabian. I'm glad that VAR sent that down. Couple of questions I have. From the video, Penso originally called the foul on the field so how did he not see show the red card himself? I guess he just didn't see it... It wasn't like if Russell got tripped or fouled normally and then stamped on. He just got stamped on. There was nothing else. If he didn't see the stamp, what did he see to just call a foul? The other and more pertinent question is this play enough for VAR to get involved in a FIFA competition or the CL? From what we saw the World Cup, the answer is "no." The same Argentine player kicked the ball at a prone player after the whistle was blown twice and VAR did nothing. So I'm assuming there is enough doubt that this was "accidental" in the eyes of FIFA. UEFA better hope they get a punch or De Jong style tackle to the chest as their first red card for SFP or VC via VAR. Give credit to the commentator for recognizing that it was a dirty play. Usually, you'll see them babble on with "did he mean it? did he know what he was doing?"