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LISTEN: Nate Bukaty discusses VAR replay technology on Sports Radio 810 WHB

Stationed in Tucson on Friday, Sporting Kansas City play-by-play commentator Nate Bukaty joined Soren Petro's The Program on Sports Radio 810 WHB.

The main topic of conversation revolved around Video Assistant Referee technology, a system introduced to MLS this offseason that was first executed in Sporting KC's 1-1 preseason draw against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday.

The contentious moment came in the 89th minute when referee Alan Chapman awarded Colorado a penalty kick, two minutes after Sporting KC committed a hand ball inside the box. The VAR on the sideline spotted the infraction and relayed it to Chapman, a process that took more than two minutes from beginning to end.