Alan Gordon’s go-ahead goal nine minutes from time gave the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club a thrilling 2-1 victory over Montreal Impact on Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
After Video Review on a Jared Watts tackle on Chris Duvall, the referee concluded it was worthy of a red card and sent Watts packing for the night in the 12th minute.
The game returned to equal standing 20 minutes later when Daniel Lovitz was also shown a straight red for violent conduct on Mike da Fonte. The referee made no hesitation and the game continued for the remainder of the match with both teams down a man.