attacker running down touchline; defender trying to get in front to shield ball out, but ends up pushing the attacker in the back; attacker slides into advertising boards; AR gives throwin to defenders instead of calling foul; attacker uses hand gestures to indicate he wants the call; referee runs in and tells him to keep quiet; early intervention (early in the match, and quickly following incident) - good;

dealing with consecutive fouls/misconduct; foul - referee play advantage and points to player showing he is aware of foul tackle; stops play on second foul; cautions both offenders, pointing to location of misconduct; excellent card mechanics; very understandable gestures;

Beasley tackled (looks like foul); not called; Mexico gets ball, Bocanegra gets opponent with hard tackle = enforcer; YC; notice low five with teammate afterwards; call simple fouls first - keep things under control - this referee's risk management choice could have been better;