The Philadelphia Union were going to concede a goal again and lose a match at some point, but the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC will go down as one of those matches that hinged on two referee decisions that both went against the visitors.
The first was an obvious red card that wasn’t shown to Jayden Nelson in the 19th minute when the 19-year-old slid in dangerously with a high boot on Kai Wagner near the corner flag at Toronto’s end.
Referee Alex Chilowicz rushed in after the senseless and dangerous play not with a red but a yellow card and despite an ample enough delay with Wagner still putting himself back together Chilowicz didn’t consult the video review to get another look.