Seattle Sounders General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey announced on Wednesday that the club has successfully won its appeal on midfielder Cristian Roldan’s red card he received in a 1-1 draw with LAFC last Sunday. Roldan was sent off in the 18th minute for violent conduct when referee Ted Unkel ruled Roldan had struck LAFC’s Eduard Atuesta in the face.
“I appreciate and respect the job that the referees did during the game,” Lagerwey said. “They have a very difficult job. The call that they made on the field was understandable.