“The offside review was very clear and obvious. Almiron was much closer to the goal line than the second-to-last New York City FC defender.”

Here is video of Villa’s foul against Garza:

PRO said this about Stott’s decision:

“Regarding the incident with David Villa and Greg Garza, this was a judgement call between the issuing a yellow card for a reckless challenge or the issuing of a red card for serious foul play. As such, opinions could be split. The issuing of a yellow card in this instance is not a clear and obvious error. Villa makes an attempt to connect with a dropping ball. However, he arrives late and makes contact with the opponent. This is reckless and worthy of a yellow card, but the force used falls short of excessive. The non-issuing of a red card in this situation does not meet the threshold for a clear and obvious error.”

Villa did not receive a yellow card for the play.