Refs: Atlanta United should have received a penalty kick at Miami

The Professional Referees Organization issued a statement Saturday saying that Atlanta United’s Brooks Lennon should have been awarded a penalty kick in a 2-1 loss at Miami on April 24.

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Lennon was impeded by Miami’s Noah Allen late in the second half with the Five Stripes trailing 2-1.

Referee Jair Marrufo didn’t award the penalty and later said that Lennon already was leaning forward, as if to fall, when the contact occurred.

In the PRO statement: “It is reasonable to consider that Lennon was unfairly impeded by Allen. A penalty kick should have been awarded.”

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