Real Salt Lake's win over New York City FC came with its own share of controversy when referee Ted Unkel whistled for a penalty in the 85th minute. It was — to put it gently — an odd, unwarranted call, and it deserves to be discussed.
Of course, this wasn't the first time that we think Unkel got a call against Real Salt Lake wrong — which isn't to say there's bias, but that there is an issue of call accuracy involved.
First, let's go directly to the man whistled for the penalty, Javier Morales.