D.C. United forward Patrick Mullins voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week
NEW YORK
(Tuesday, September 26, 2017)
– D.C. United forward Patrick Mullins was voted the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the 29
th
week of the 2017 MLS season.
Mullins scored a career-high four goals to lead D.C. United to a 4-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday at RFK Stadium. The American striker was the 11
th
player in MLS history to score four goals in one game, accomplishing the feat in 31 minutes, the shortest span in league history. D.C. has captured 31 points this season after winning four of its previous six matches (9-17-4 overall record).
After a tough defensive battle in the first half, Mullins opened the scoring in the 57
th
minute with a perfect one-touch finish in front of goal to make it 1-0 for D.C. United (
Watch Goal
). Just three minutes later, Mullins made a late run into the box and headed a perfectly chipped ball in to the back of the net to extend the lead to 2-0 (
Watch Goal
).
In the 68
th
minute, Mullins found goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell’s deflection in the box and buried it home to give D.C. a 3-0 advantage (
Watch Goal
). The hat trick hero was given a chance to add to his total in 88
th
minute with D.C. United receiving a free kick right outside the box. The striker stepped up and smashed the ball around the wall of defenders and past the goalkeeper’s outstretched hands to end the game at 4-0 (
Watch Goal
).
D.C. United returns to action on Wednesday, September 27 to visit the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE) before taking on Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium on Saturday, September 30 (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE).
The Alcatel MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by a panel of journalists from NASR. The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.
