Was It a Red Card? Inter Miami & More Key Plays Analyzed

Andrew Wiebe is back for another season of Instant Replay, breaking down the biggest referee decisions from MLS! This week, we take a deep dive into some of the most talked-about plays:

🔴 Inter Miami’s Tomás Avilés sees red – Was it the right call for Denying an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity (DOGSO)?
❌Was there a foul on Jack McGlynn before FC Dallas’ game-winning goal? We analyze the contact and its impact.
❌ DeAndre Yedlin’s possible missed penalty – Should FC Cincinnati have been awarded a spot kick?
🤔 Did Austin commit a handball on their game-winner? We break down the angles.

Join Wiebe as he dissects the footage, explains the reasoning behind the calls, and gives you the insights you need to understand the Laws of the Game! Do you agree with the decisions? Let us know in the comments!

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[pitdoctor]

Yet more good examples of how VAR is always going to be limited in it's effectiveness until Owners pony up the money for more cameras in the stadiums and we get a batch of center refs that are willing to admit they got calls wrong.

[cheesestikss]

no review on the handball for vancouvers 3rd goal??? vancouver wouldve won regardless, just wanted their look at it
good vid folks, the red card made sense, great game for nelson!

[afjm]

I like the no call for Yedlin sticking his foot out to his side, away from the ball, trying to draw that exact foul... I'd like it even better as a yellow on Yedlin for acting like he was fouled when he knows 100% that he wasn't (or for trying to kick his opponent)

[danielellery]

Lets stop with the background music immediatley. No more of that

[JB-njwr]

Funny how you don’t mention that New York should’ve got a 2nd yellow or Suarez. It got no card, where’s that mention

[thehutch]

You reviewed the wrong call from the Portland game! The red card is hardly controversial; the handball leading to vancouvers third goal is though! I’m still perplexed why that wasn’t called. Arm in an unnatural position that leads to a goal should be called

[tonygutierrez]

Forgot the clear handball in the Vancouver Portland game

[colerosenbalm]

Why not review the handball from the Portland-Vancouver game?

[kylewilson]

Not even gonna cover the obvious handball Vancouver committed that lead to the goal that put the game away? Smfh

[BrianGuilfoos]

Wow, that Gutierrez foul is clear as day. Couldn't tell in the stadium but on replay I don't know how he looks at that and tacks on a yellow but not a red. That's a clear attempt to strike a player in the head.

[TheUpstairsBandicoot]

No review on the Vancouver-Portland handball goal!?!?! Cmon Wiebe, I nee your input on this!

[sidneyacurantes]

In my opinion, that was an awesomeg tackle from Avelis.

[Rogue_Centurion]

The MLS seriously needs to invest in more cameras for VAR

[Blurrygil]

Alrighty. As someone who has been a recreational referee (and for a very short time, a semi-pro certified one) for 30 odd years, my goal is to respond to every single week's worth of clips featured on this show. I will apologize now, well in advance, for my deep commentary on these, lol.

(#1) 0:36 – Sending-off of Tomás Avilés
This one is a no-brainer and one to which I 100% agree with Andrew on. The decision isn't really whether there was an infringement at all, but more as WHERE it occurs. The only bit that I would find to be the most contentious is if this is actually DOGSO, as Weigandt (57) is somewhat close to the play. However, if you were to remove Avilés' from the equation entirely, I would say that Martinez is absolutely free & clear with an obviously goal-scoring chance.

(#2) 1:46 – Sending-off of Kamal Miller
100% agree on all commentary.

(#3) 2:53 – Jack McGlynn no call
100% agree on all commentary. To add: Referee Villareal is literally standing RIGHT THERE in perfect sight of the incident. He clearly sees, as well as the replay does, the fact that contact is minimal at best and that McGlynn is just looking for a reason to go to ground.

(#4) 3:43 – Yedlin no call
Agree on all counts. More so: This gives officials of the game a really bad reputation when situations like this are missed. This was an easy penalty and, at the very least, a caution for the reckless tackle. Now give us back our Yedlin here in Seattle! 😉

(#4) 4:23 – Bukari possible handball
This one is a little less controversial for me because, well…even in real time, I’m fairly confident that Bukari doesn’t handle the ball here. The biggest clue is the lack of protest and reaction by the SKC players. They simply look dejected and resigned as to the goal being scored. Though I agree with some of the other commenters here in saying, “We need more cameras in MLS for situations like this!”. I’m pretty certain this ball is played off Bukari’s head/face and into the goal.

(#5) 5:09 – Sam Surridge offside call
Well…we finally reach a point where I disagree a little bit with Andrew on a call. As ARs, and at the higher levels where Video Review is used, we are trained to keep our flags down unless we feel an offside decision is CLEAR and OBVIOUS. This includes communicating this, via radio, to the center referee (ie. “Too close, too close!” or “No sight line! No sight!” to the center to indicate we didn’t see it). Here, I feel this was a CLEAR case for AR Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho to keep his flag down. One could even argue he gets his call incorrect here. However, at the very least, he should’ve left his flag down to allow for a video review. The remainder of the process was correct.

(#6) 6:11 – Brian Gutierrez foul
100% agree on all commentary. Personally, I’ve always felt that Bazakos has been a fairly inconsistent referee for some years now. And this is a pretty classic example as to why I, and many fans, think this. This foul was CLEARLY done out of frustration. Great spot by Andrew on the attempted reckless foul preluding this, as well!

[ericriley]

That foul in the columbus game is absolutely dangerous play and should have been a red.

[NickNailz]

That was Omar Valencia in the Red Bulls game, not Marcelo Morales.

[C-D]

Timbers DOGSO: I'm not convinced the attacker hadn't already overrun the ball by the time the pull happened. I think it's so close, however, that the call on the field should stand.

[pithius]

Aviles had 13 yellows and 2 reds 2024, highest in MLS. Should be benched for the 2025 season.

[cawisedinhohenry]

That was never a red card for Miami... that's a yellow

[TheColerain]

If the first tackle was a penalty, it wouldn't have been a red card. Ref isn't giving out both there. If it was a penalty, it would only be a yellow.