In the 88th minute of Atlanta United’s 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, Atlanta midfielder Carlos Carmona was shown a straight red card by referee Mark Geiger after stepping on Red Bulls midfielder Felipe. It’s hard to tell fully, but the action was clear and Carmona was promptly sent off.
In Carmona’s case, since he was ruled to have acted in an unsportsmanlike way - and toward an injured player, no less - the red card was warranted in Geiger’s eyes. It really was a moment of lost composure for Carmona and he should have never found himself in that position in the first place.