The IFAB Laws of the Game clearly indicate that if a player holds an opponent, the opposing team gets a direct free kick.
If Parker holding Kreilach’s arm is missed in real time, OK, that’s mildly understandable.
But to view video and see Parker holding Kreilach’s arm and then Kreilach falling to the field, and still not call that foul? That is confusing.
Looking at the entire sequence, it starts with a pass to Kreilach into the box.
Midfielder Nick Besler aggressively tries to recover and win the ball back, leaving him deep in the backfield when the forward pass is made.
Juarez said after the game that he would’ve liked to see RSL maybe put a Houston player on the ground to stop the transition.
Then a little later, Maximiliano Urruti flashes into open space unimpeded and receives the ball, surveys his options and takes an open shot that goes in.