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Reversal of Fortune: Godoy, Quintero Suspensions Rescinded

Related Topics: Dominic Kinnear, Penalty card

An independent panel has reversed the suspensions that Anibal Godoy and Alberto Quintero had acquired with red cards against Toronto FC.

After two questionable red cards issued by referee Alejandro Mariscal last Saturday in the match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto FC, an independent panel reviewed and reversed the suspensions for Alberto Quintero and Anibal Godoy, according to Head Coach Dominic Kinnear and other sources within the organization.

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Sources in the Earthquakes front office indicate that the team feels vindicated about the amount of effort they put toward lodging the appeal and lobbying for the decision given that the panel agreed with their interpretation of both calls.