US EditionIloski Scores Four, Expansion Side San Diego FC Trounce Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3
- On Wednesday, expansion side San Diego FC defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 in Vancouver with Milan Iloski scoring four goals in his first MLS start.
- San Diego’s win followed Vancouver’s rare defensive lapses despite conceding a league-low 152 shots in the season’s first half, leading coach Jesper Sorensen to admit poor reaction on goals.
- Iloski set a team record with a hat trick during a nine-minute first-half span, assisted three times by Danish midfielder Anders Dreyer, while San Diego controlled 51.3 percent possession and had eight on-target shots.
- Additional goals came from substitutes Mathias Laborda and Edier Ocampo for Vancouver, Tomas Angel scoring in the 90th minute for San Diego, and Antoine Coupland sealing the game in stoppage time.
- With this victory, San Diego FC moved atop the MLS Western Conference with an 11-5-3 record and 36 points, positioning themselves for a first-round playoff bye and homefield advantage if momentum continues.
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