MONTREAL – Didier Drogba scored three goals in his second Major League Soccer (MLS) game as the Montreal Impact defeated the Chicago Fire 4-3 in a wide-open match Saturday night.
The sellout crowd of 20,801 went wild as Drogba, the former Chelsea and Ivory Coast star striker, completed the hat trick with the game-winning goal by heading in his own rebound in the 65th
minute. ESPN stats reported he is the first player to get a hat trick within his first two MLS games.
It was Montreal’s first game with Mauro Biello acting as head coach following Frank Klopas’ firing earlier this week.
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Wandrille Lefevre also scored for Montreal (9-11-4), which ended a four-game winless run and got goals at home for the first time in three games.
Montreal moved ahead of Orlando into the sixth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Jeff Larentowicz, on a penalty, Gilberto and Kennedy Igboananike scored for the Fire (7-14-6), who have not won away from home this season.
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