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MLS: Top 5 performances from Week 30 midweek slate

By Matt Coles

BRONX, NY - MARCH 10: Alexandru Mitrita #28 of New York City walks off the pitch after the 2019 Major League Soccer Home Opener match between New York City FC and DC United at Yankee Stadium on March 10, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York. The match ended in a tie with a score of 0 to 0. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)
BRONX, NY - MARCH 10: Alexandru Mitrita #28 of New York City walks off the pitch after the 2019 Major League Soccer Home Opener match between New York City FC and DC United at Yankee Stadium on March 10, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York. The match ended in a tie with a score of 0 to 0. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Alexandru Mitrita #28 of New York City FC celebrates after scoring the second goal during the first half of their game against San Jose at Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Alexandru Mitrita #28 of New York City FC celebrates after scoring the second goal during the first half of their game against San Jose at Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

1. Alexandru Mitrita

The star man of the midweek slate scored three times in the opening 34 minutes of New York City FC’s clash with Atlanta United. Alexandru Mitrita put NYCFC in a commanding position against the reigning MLS Cup champions with a terrific first-half performance.

The Romanian attacker got the opening goal of the game at Yankee Stadium inside the opening quarter of an hour. He cut inside from the left wing, getting past a couple of defenders, before firing a curling shot into the far corner.

His second of the game was a carbon copy up to the point of his shot. This time, he fired to the near post, with the ball cannoning in off the upright. Mitrita then got his hat-trick just 34 minutes into the match, with a tap in from close range.

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Mitrita now has double figures on the season, with the hat-trick taking him to 12 for the year. With the Romanian on form, the Sky Blues could fire their way through to the MLS Cup final for the first time.

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