Volesky, a key offensive weapon, went in high with an attempted tackle on Sean Reynolds. His spikes appeared to come close to Reynold’s face, although replays were not conclusive as to whether he actually made contact or not.

Jackson felt the red card might have been excessive.

“It was a high foot, but I don’t think it was malicious at all,” Jackson said. “Possibly a yellow, but definitely not a red in my book.”

Louisville quickly took advantage of the extra man. Oscar Jimenez tied the game in the 52nd minute and Paco Craig tipped in a perfect cross six minutes later to give Louisville (9-3-5) the lead for good.

“The refs are going to call it and you’ve just got to deal with it,” Jackson said.

STLFC goalie Adam Grinwis entered the match with back-to-back clean sheets and made several highlight-reel saves in the opening half. But he was unable to hold off the second-half power-play salvo.

STLFC was coming off its biggest win of the season, a 1-0 triumph over Eastern Conference-leading Charleston a week ago. Preki was hoping to add to that roll with a win over Louisville, which sits third in the conference.