Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez continued his red-hot form to begin the 2021 season with a hat trick, leading the LA Galaxy to an entertaining 3-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday.
Andrew Gutman and Cristian Casseres Jr. netted a goal apiece for RBNY, but the three-goal outburst from Hernandez, which gives the standout Mexico international five through his team's first two games of the season, proved to be enough for a second straight win for the Galaxy to start their league campaign.
The Galaxy struck first inside 10 minutes after RBNY's Florian Valot was dispossessed near midfield by Jorge Villafana, spearheading a counterattack.