New York Metropolis FC ahead Valentin Castellanos (11) celebrates after scoring his fourth objective in opposition to Actual Salt Lake.
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Valentin Castellanos recorded his first-ever four-goal MLS efficiency to elevate New York Metropolis FC to a 6-0 victory over visiting Actual Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon.
The objectives had been the primary 4 of the season for Castellanos.
Castellanos’ second and third objectives got here from the penalty spot for defending MLS Cup champions NYCFC (2-3-1, 7 factors), who snapped a two-match MLS shedding streak.
Thiago Andrade added his second and third objectives of the season for Metropolis of their first match since shedding their two-game CONCACAF Champions League semifinal collection to the Seattle Sounders 4-2 on complete objectives. New York drew the second sport 1-1 at dwelling on Wednesday evening following a 3-1 loss in Seattle.
Santiago Rodriguez added two assists in NYCFC’s second 6-0 win in membership historical past, one which additionally marked RSL’s worst-ever margin of defeat.
Salt Lake (3-2-3, 9 factors) is now winless in its final 4 matches (0-2-2) after being outshot 22-12 total and 12-5 when it comes to efforts on the right track.
The 23-year-old Castellanos scored 19 objectives and contributed eight assists to win the MLS Golden Boot in the course of the 2021 common season, then added three extra objectives in a postseason that culminated in NYCFC’s first MLS Cup triumph.
However after a broadly anticipated offseason transfer overseas didn't materialize, the Argentine had been annoyed up to now in league play regardless of three objectives in New York’s now-concluded CCL marketing campaign.
That frustration got here to an finish solely 9 minutes into Sunday’s contest. He escaped the defending Tate Schmidt to pound a agency header of Rodriguez’s nook kick previous goalkeeper Zac MacMath to open the scoring.
After Andrade’s first made it 2-0 within the fifteenth minute, Castellanos transformed his first penalty within the fortieth minute. Schmidt caught Keaton Parks within the face with a excessive boot contained in the penalty space to arrange the chance.
Andrade scored his second 10 minutes after halftime, and Castellanos had his third within the 57th minute after he drew a second penalty himself.
He accomplished his profession day — and the 14th four-goal sport in MLS historical past — when he latched onto an errant go from MacMath within the eightieth minute and despatched a deflected strike previous the goalkeeper.
The MLS file of 5 objectives was set by Clint Mathis of the Dallas Burn in 2000.
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