SEATTLE - Tuesday night’s match between Sounders FC 2 and San Antonio FC (7:30 p.m. PT, TICKETS) will feature more than just a tilt between two USL western conference opponents. For just the third time in the 2017 USL season, a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will assist in officiating the match.
Back in June of 2016, FIFA’s International Football Association Board (IFAB) voted to allow the use of VAR in official competitive fixtures. Just two months later, a USL match between Orlando City B and New York Red Bulls 2 became the first such competition to feature the new initiative.