SEATTLE — Just about everyone who watched the replays of Jake Nerwinski’s tackle of Nouhou in Thursday’s Western Conference semifinal seemed to agree that it should have been a penalty. Stu Holden was adamant about it on the FS1 broadcast (and later that night). Simon Borg agreed on MLSsoccer.com. Even Twitter did something it never does, agree on a controversial call.
While the jersey tug started outside the box, it continued well into it, which by the Laws of the Game should be enough. But Nerwinski also takes out Nouhou, never even getting the ball.