Zlatan Ibrahimovic Scores His First Hattrick for LA Galaxy at MLS (Watch Video)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been creating ripples ever since he has joined LA Galaxy at the Major League Soccer.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been creating ripples ever since he has joined LA Galaxy at the Major League Soccer. The Swedish footballer scored his first hattrick for the club against Orlando City on Sunday at Carson, California. The goals were scored during the 24 minute stretch of the second half and thus claiming a victory against Orlando City by 4-3. By now, Ibra has scored 15 goals in 17 appearances since March 2018.
Orlando City’s Cristian Higuita was the first one to score a goal at the 18th minute. Giovani dos Santos scored an equalizer at the 39th minute. Orlando’s Michael Ciani scored another goal and gave the much required lead to the team at the 44th minute. Little did the Orlando City know that Zlatan will take the stadium by a storm in the next 24 minutes as he scored three goals. The first goal from Ibra came at the 47th minute and then the 67th and lastly at 71st. He even scored a beautiful diving header during the match. Check out the video of Ibra’s hattrick below. With this LA Galaxy has remained unbeaten since last 9 matches.
The former Manchester United striker is having a time of his life at LA Galaxy. However, Ibra will not feature in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target as LA Galaxy has three matches in the upcoming week which will include travelling. “I am disappointed to miss the 2018 All-Star game against Juventus, one of my former clubs,” said Ibrahimovic in the team's release. “I want to thank the fans for voting me to the team. My main focus is to score goals and help the LA Galaxy to the playoffs.”
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