WRITER'S NOTE: All of this analysis is easy to do with the advantage of replay and multiple camera angles. Referees at many levels of soccer do not have the aid of replay (yet?) and make the best calls off of what they saw. This article is not intended as a negative representation of any of the referees involved in the match, but rather a respectful analysis of what went into the decisions made.
Nima Saghafi's first Major League Soccer match (the fifth in his career) can only be described as eventful. Saghafi handed out six cautions and one red card.