Nine red cards dished out in MLS Matchday 12's rivalry week

Major League Soccer's Disciplinary Committee confirmed the alarming number of red cards (nine) that were brandished over Matchday 12's rivalry week.

The referees for Matchday 12 must've loved the color red as nine players were sent off out of the 14 games played. The sending off of players was a mixture of both straight red cards and second yellows.

Atlanta United defender Andrew Gutman was shown a straight red card after a VAR check confirmed that he denied a goalscoring opportunity for Charlotte FC early in the second half. As a result, Charlotte won a penalty kick, went on to win 3-1 and the Five Stripes are now without their left-back for one game.

St. Louis City's John Nelson was shown a second yellow card in the 70th minute of their 1-0 road loss to Chicago Fire. Toronto FC's Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty was also suspended due to being shown a second yellow card during TFC's 2-0 loss at CF Montreal.

Two straight reds were shown to players from both the Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids. The cards were deemed as violent conduct in the 2-1 road victory for the Union. The Rapids' Braian Galvan was sent off in the 99th minute as well as the Union's Jesus Bueno in the 114th minute.

The Houston Dynamo were left battling with nine men after both Hector Herrera and Amine Bassi were sent off in their 1-0 home defeat to the streaking Seattle Sounders.

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