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MLS rescinds red card for Seattle Sounders' Cristian Roldan

Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan will be eligible to play when the Seattle travels to Minnesota United after his red card from last weekend's game was rescinded.

The team said on Wednesday that it had won its appeal of Roldan's red card from Sunday's 1-1 draw against Los Angeles FC. Roldan would otherwise have been suspended for Saturday's game.

Roldan was shown the red card in the 18th minute when he and LAFC's Mark-Anthony Kaye got into a shoving match near the midfield line. Eduard Atuesta ran in to intervene and Roldan tried to push him off but struck Atuesta across the face.

After a discussion with the sideline official, referee Ted Unkel pulled out the red card and dismissed Roldan for violent conduct.

Roldan did not dispute the hand-to-the-face call, but he insisted that it was not his intent to strike Atuesta.