Many dubbed Saturday's meeting between Real Salt Lake and the LA Galaxy at Rio Tinto Stadium a "six-pointer" in light of their proximity in the Western Conference playoff race and the outsize importance of the result on both sides' postseason hopes.
Few would have guessed that the affair would turn out to feature six goals for the home side, however.
Though the Galaxy made a dream start when Jonathan dos Santos hammered home a delightful delivery from Ashley Cole just 33 seconds after the opening whistle, RSL torched LA's persistently leaky back line to the tune of a 6-2 rout, paced by a well-taken hat trick from Damir Kreilach.