Last weekend's Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Whitecaps matchup marked the birth of a new MLS rivalry, according to 'Caps boss Carl Robinson.
But it came at a price.
Robinson and the Vancouver Whitecaps were both fined by the MLS Disciplinary Committee after violating the league's mass confrontation policy for the second time this season.
The incident took place in the 73rd minute after a disputed penalty kick converted by Vancouver's Darren Mattocks and Real Salt Lake were also involved, earning them their first official warning of 2014.
2014 MLS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE DECISIONS
Week 19: Vancouver Whitecaps, Real Salt Lake charged with mass confrontation
Week 17:New York defender Armando, Colorado forward Sánchez suspended two games each
Week 17:Revs midfielder Lee Nguyen suspended for stomp on RSL's John Stertzer
Week 16: FC Dallas winger Fabian Castillo suspended four matches
Week 14:Colorado Rapids' Dillon Serna suspended, fines handed out to Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders
Week 11:D.C. United's Eddie Johnson, Portland Timbers' Alvas Powell suspended
Week 10:San Jose's Víctor Bernárdez suspended
Week 9:LA Galaxy's Rob Friend fined for embellishment
Week 7: Crew's Bernardo Añor fined for mass confrontation, Chivas USA's Wilmer Cabrera fined
Week 6: Crew's Giancarlo Gonzalez fined for embellishment
Week 5: D.C.'s Lewis Neal suspended, Revolution's Jay Heaps is fined
Week 4:Toronto's Steven Caldwell suspended; Colorado's Drew Moor fined
Week 3:Toronto's Jackson and Portland's Donovan Ricketts are suspended
Week 2:Seattle's Clint Dempsey, two other players suspended
