MLS upholds Kyle Beckerman red card, Petke says

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Original publish date: July 21, 2017

MLS upholds Kyle Beckerman red card, Petke says

RSL’s coach is disgusted with the decision.

Matt Montgomery

July 21, 2017

We all waited for the announcement on Kyle Beckerman’s red card appeal, and now we have our answer: No.

That’s what Petke said during an interview with Bill Riley, ESPN700 commentator, who cites Petke in some tweets today.

Petke, quite clearly, isn’t happy.

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Either there was a mistake filling out the ref report or the referee saw something that the committee that upholds this decision completely worded in in a different way.

It sucks the energy and the love of the game for a moment out of you, but you get over them.

How exactly the red card was upheld is a bit of a mystery. The cited incident — violent conduct — is extremely difficult to see on reply, let alone in live play. Baldomero Toledo indicated in his report that the red card was for violent conduct.