In a battle of the best teams in the MLS Western Conference, San Diego FC’s Milan Iloski didn’t want to leave anything to chance.
While the thriving expansion side has had questions surrounding their center forward position, the 25-year-old American put himself into the history books in his first MLS start on Wednesday night, scoring four goals in a 5–3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
The win put San Diego into top spot in the Western Conference, passing the Whitecaps, and Iloski hit a history-smashing mark, with a hat-trick within nine minutes, before adding a fourth in 12 minutes – the fastest four-goal spell in MLS history.
“It's, of course, a great feeling. I hold myself to a very high standard. I've always said this, and it's something that I expected of myself,” he told reporters after the match. “I play with great players…this whole team, the way we play, it makes it a dream for a striker like me.”
