PRO says Ted Unkel got Crew call wrong; Santos goal should have stood

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsTed Unkel was wrong. You probably already knew that. But now it’s official.

On Wednesday evening, just over an hour before Columbus Crew SC took to the field at MAPFRE Stadium to face D.C. United, the Professional Referee Organization released a statement detailing that Video Assistant Review was incorrectly used in the Black & Gold’s 3-1 loss to D.C. United and Crew midfielder Wil Trapp was incorrectly called for a foul on a play that led to Columbus scoring the open goal, which was subsequently taken away.

The play in question occurred in the 22nd minute of the match with the game level at 0-0. The Crew passed the ball to the middle of the field where Unkel got…