St. Louis CITY SC midfielder Njabulo Blom opened his professional scoring account in the best way imaginable in Matchday 34, earning 57.7% of the fan vote to win AT&T 5G Goal of the Matchday honors and cap the expansion side's 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Minnesota United FC.
2nd place (31%), Luciano Acosta: The FC Cincinnati captain and Landon Donovan 2023 MLS MVP frontrunner showed some serious shades of Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona and other soccer immortals with a brilliant solo run from his own half of the field – complete with bursts of speeds, ridiculous dribbling and a spectacular finish.
3rd place (8.2%), Álvaro Barreal: Cincy's dominant 3-0 display against Charlotte FC also included a phenomenal free-kick golazo from fellow Argentine Barreal, who just last week was nominated for the prestigious FIFA Púskas Award.
4th place (3.2%), Julián Fernández: The U22 Initiative summer signing from Argentine top-flight side Vélez Sarsfield scored his first goal for NYCFC with a beauty that capped the Cityzens' 3-0 win over Toronto FC.
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