10/27/20 Montreal Impact vs Nashville Red Bull Arena (7PM ET) REF: Ismail Elfath AR1: Corey Parker AR2: Kyle Atkins 4TH: Thomas Snyder VAR: Chris Penso AVAR: Tom Supple Vancouver Whitecaps vs Seattle Sounders Providence Park (10PM ET) REF: Fotis Bazakos AR1: Jeff Hosking AR2: Jeremy Hanson 4TH: Michael Radchuk VAR: Jon Freemon AVAR: Jason White
10/28/20 New York Red Bulls vs New England Revolution Red Bull Arena (7PM ET) REF: Alan Kelly AR1: Adam Wienckowski AR2: Brian Dunn 4TH: Luis Arroyo VAR: Chris Penso AVAR: Tom Supple FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City Nippert Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Dave Gantar AR1: Andrew Bigelow AR2: Gjovalin Bori 4TH: Joshua Encarnacion VAR: Joe Dickerson AVAR: Peter Balciunas Orlando City vs Atlanta United Exploria Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Alex Chilowicz AR1: Ian McKay AR2: Matthew Osterhouse 4TH: Matt Thompson VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero AVAR: Jozef Batko Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire Subaru Park (7:30PM ET) REF: Guido Gonzales Jr AR1: CJ Morgante AR2: Eric Weisbrod 4TH: Natalie Simon VAR: Younes Marrakchi AVAR: Jeff Muschik Toronto FC vs New York City FC Rentschler Field at Pratt and Whitney Stadium (7:30PM ET) REF: Nima Saghafi AR1: Jose Da Silva AR2: Tiffini Turpin 4TH: Adam Kilpatrick VAR: Sorin Stoica AVAR: Claudiu Badea D.C. United vs Columbus Crew Audi Field (8PM ET) REF: Silviu Petrescu AR1: Brian Poeschel AR2: Matthew Nelson 4TH: Sergii Demianchuk VAR: Daniel Radford AVAR: Craig Lowry Minnesota United vs Colorado Rapids Allianz Field (8PM ET) REF: Tori Penso AR1: Corey Rockwell AR2: Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein 4TH: Robert Sibiga VAR: Jon Freemon AVAR: Jason White FC Dallas vs Inter Miami Toyota Stadium (8:30PM ET) REF: Victor Rivas AR1: Adam Garner AR2: Chris Elliott 4TH: Elijio Arreguin VAR: Malik Badawi AVAR: Jonathan Johnson Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy Providence Park (10PM ET) REF: Drew Fischer AR1: Kathryn Nesbitt AR2: Mike Rottersman 4TH: Marcos DeOliveira VAR: Allen Chapman AVAR: Joshua Patlak Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo Banc of California Stadium (10:30PM ET) REF: Ramy Touchan AR1: Cameron Blanchard AR2: TJ Zablocki 4TH: Alejandro Mariscal VAR: Tim Ford AVAR: Fabio Tovar San Jose Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake Earthquakes Stadium (10:30PM ET) REF: Elton Garcia AR1: Cory Richardson AR2: Ian Anderson 4TH: Armando Villarreal VAR: Kevin Stott AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Interesting straight red from Gonzales to Chicago’s Calvo in the Union-Fire match. From the main TV angle at live speed, it didn’t look like a straight red. However, the replay showed a step on Bedoya’s Achilles. No OFR done, so Marrackchi must have been satisfied that it wasn’t a clear and obvious error (which I agreed with).
Garcia, IMO, holding his own very well in this and it's his 1st season. I think he'll be getting the USL 2020 Final whistle this weekend.
Chicago are apparently appealing the Calvo red. I'd like to say they have no chance, but the IRP is unpredictable. https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/m...union-vs-chicago-fire-fc/details/video/246559 Here's the video. One of those where you're getting the argument that it was incidental, but I don't believe that for a second.
It's quite similar to the Digne red card last weekend in the EPL. There, the appeal was upheld and a 3-match ban was reduced to a 1-match ban. So, translated to MLS where this only gets a 1-match ban?... Who knows?! And, similarly, I don't believe for a second this wasn't intentional. Same with Digne.
USL League 1 Final canceled due to several individuals from Union Omaha testing positive. Team with more points per game (Greenville Triumph) awarded trophy.
Minnesota United vs Colorado Rapids Allianz Field (8PM ET) REF: Tori Penso If you knowledgeable refs are interested in the opinion of a non-ref and hopelessly biased Rapids fan... She gave 2 cautions to Rapids and none to MNU obviously influenced by the huge MN home crowd She did fine. Both cautions were deserved, and I don't remember any plays where I thought "that needs to be a caution on that MN player". That part of her job was made easier when Alonso went out early with an injury. No concerns about seeing her CR on future Rapids matches. As somebody who likes to see folks get opportunities, I'm glad to see her get chances at our top level.
Haven't we discussed previously that MNUFC likely wouldn't appeal if they didn't have assurances it would be overturned?
Generally speaking, teams float an appeal by the league first, but getting the nod to go for it doesn't necessarily mean it will be upheld. It's more about avoiding the need to ever hand down a punishment for a frivolous appeal. If Chicago suddenly decide they don't feel like appealing after all, it would be an indication that the league told them to pound sand. But even if it goes forward, it could still be rejected.
Almost forgot about a very interesting video review in LAFC/HOU last night, the third of the game. Blessing was called for a reckless foul in the area for which a penalty was awarded. Replays showed that there was no contact. The play went to review, but for offside in the APP as opposed to no foul. The offside was given, and the yellow to Blessing stood as per protocols. But I have two questions: Was it actually a foul despite the lack of contact? Do protocols allow that yellow to be rescinded if it's not a foul even though the review was for the preceding offside in the APP?
Yes and yes. Once at the monitor the referee can come away with any decision they want including whether a yellow was appropriate or not. The protocols only address getting them to the monitor, for which the OS was a clear and obvious error. Also still a foul Or at least not clearly not a foul. Even if boot not to face it’s still leg to body
Oh he does make some leg to hip contact, doesn't he? I got wrapped up looking for contact to the head or even the chest that I missed it on the rear angle.
Hmm. If he's at the monitor for OS in the APP, I'm not sure how that could get to review of the foul. The R can certainly address things that he sees in the review, but I don't know why a review for OS in the APP would include footage of the foul that came later. I don't think the concept of making a decision about what you see at the monitor is supposed to be a way to shoe horn in a separate incident from what is being reviewed.
Which is sort of the question I was going for even though the foul call wasn't wrong. But what if it had been wrong? Review for offside but also for no foul/misconduct? Or what if the foul is fine, but the yellow is clearly wrong? Is the VAR expected to check that misconduct as part of the review process, or is it outside protocol because it's only yellow? I just want to make sure I understand what can and can't be done (with the concession that this incident was most likely handled correctly). The correct restart would be IFK for the offside in any case.
One more thing that unfortunately doesn't have a highlight video, but you can catch it in the latest Instant Replay segment, assuming you can stomach the commentary. DC vs CLB, 16th minute Brillant is injured and receives treatment and then leaves the pitch over the goal line. Before he even reaches the corner flag, he starts asking to come back on. Petrescu initially signals for him to hold. After the ball is put into play, Brillant re-enters over the goal line, and a few moments later Petrescu actually waves him on. So he's definitely re-entered without before receiving permission. It's a yellow card which is correctly given as soon as the ball goes back out of play. But why the hell was he even eventually waved on while waiting on the goal line? He can't re-enter from there while the ball is in play! So let's say for a second, that Brillant waited for the signal but still re-entered across the goal line. Is he at risk for a caution, or is it purely a referee error? Law 12 only talks about receiving permission, not the boundary lines.
Even if it is incidental, it's a pretty clear step/rake on the Achilles. That should be a standard send-off for SFP. This incident and the Digne Everton incident have some similarities. While I don't know if the intent was to make contact on/near the Achilles in either case, there was at least an intent to break the play up/commit a foul. The Calvo send off looked to be more of a tactical foul gone bad in my opinion, but that makes absolutely no difference. Commentators whining about "intent" simply do not understand the conditions that go into consideration for SFP. Intent doesn't have anything to do with it, as trained referees know.