Say what you want about the playoffs, but one thing is for sure: it’s exciting. Every MLS playoff match this season has provided some sort of fireworks, in more ways than one.
On Sunday, it seemed as if those fireworks occurred more often off the pitch than on it. Maybe the two teams were inspired by Georges St. Pierre the night before?
Nevertheless there was no doubt that this match was out of control. Numerous calls were made that were dubious and many incidents occurred that should have been avoided. So let’s take a look at three of these incidents and determine who was right, who was wrong and what could have been done differently.