Eric Ramsay rarely airs public criticisms of certain officiating calls after a game. The Minnesota United head coach almost always tells reporters he will first take another look at a given sequence before sharing his opinion.

But Ramsay didn’t need to rewind footage of Monday’s MLS Cup Playoffs match against Seattle to share his view on whether Sounders defender Jackson Ragen pushed Loons forward Bongi Hlongwane in the ninth minute. In the box on a breakaway, Ragen’s hand connected with Hlongwane’s back; Hlongwane’s shot went wide left as he fell to the grass.

“As clear-cut a penalty as I’ve seen not (called) over the course of this year,” Ramsay said. “I’d be amazed if 99 referees out of 100 don’t look at that for five seconds and think that’s a penalty. It’s a real shame, in a sense,

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