ON SPORTS: Drogba hits hat-trick
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba launched his Major League Soccer
career in style, scoring a hat-trick on his first start for new club Montreal
Impact in a 4-3 win over Chicago Fire, AFP reports.
The former Chelsea striker opened his goalscoring
account on 21
minutes before Chicago battled back into the contest to take a 3-2
lead early in the second half.
But two typically clinical Drogba strikes just
after the hour mark capped a memorable evening for the 37-year-old Ivory Coast
legend, who celebrated by presenting his jersey to a fan after the match.
“The crowd was amazing,” Drogba told reporters.
“And, you know, this Man of the Match [trophy] that they gave me at the end,
it’s for them. I give it to them.”
Drogba’s treble was the classic striker’s full
house – one goal scored with his left boot, another with his right and another
from his head.
It left interim Impact coach Mauro Biello purring
with pleasure. “What can I say? What a performance from Didier,” Biello
said.
“He’s such a committed person. He’s won
everywhere.
“He came here with a great spirit, with such a
will to win. And we saw that tonight.”
Nevertheless Drogba was not happy with his team’s
display in the win.
“For me, it’s not a good result,” Drogba
said.
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