On this day in 2007, Donovan's second hat-trick

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 3-1 🇪🇨 Ecuador

📍 Tampa

👔 Bradley

📋 Friendly

Landon Donovan nets his second international hat-trick in the first of two March friendlies this year.

1’

This control and finish is something to be admired.

11’

The visitors equalized through Felipe Caicedo just 10 minutes later.

This is a good finish.

66’

Classic counter for the second.

Brian Ching holds up the long ball well and finds the streaking Donovan.

67’

One. Minute. Later.

DaMarcus Beasley puts the ball on a plate for Donovan, who smashes this one!

Scorers: Landon Donovan (unassisted) 1′ (Brian Ching) 66′ (DaMarcus Beasley) 67′ — Felipe Caicedo (Neicer Reasco) 11′

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 3-Carlos Bocanegra, 6-Steve Cherundolo (4-Jonathan Spector, 80′), 12-Jimmy Conrad, 22-Oguchi Onyewu; 2-Clint Dempsey (17-Brian Mullan, 80′), 5-Benny Feilhaber, 7-DaMarcus Beasley (21-Justin Mapp, 83′), 10-Landon Donovan (Capt.) (16-Brian Carroll, 91+’); 9-Eddie Johnson (8-Michael Bradley, 46′), 11-Brian Ching (20-Taylor Twellman, 73′)

Subs not used: 18-Kasey Keller

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

ECU: 1-Rorys Aragon; 3-Ivan Hurtado (5-Jorge Guagua, 78′), 4-Ulised de la Cruz, 17-Giovanny Espinoza, 18-Neicer Reasco (13-Oscar Bagui, 91+’); 8-Edison Mendez, 14-Segundo Castillo, 16-Luis Valencia, 20-Luis Caicedo (19-Luis Saritama, 64′); 10-Felipe Caicedo (11-Edmundo Zura, 72′), 21-Carlos Tenorio (9-Felix Borja, 78′)

Subs not used: 12-Daniel Viteri, 15-Edder Vaca

Head Coach: Luis Suarez

Referee: Silviu Petrescu (CAN)

Cards: Benny Feilhaber [Y 22′] — Giovany Espinoza [Y 16′], Ulises de la Cruz [Y 18′]

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On this day in 2015, Bendter's hat-trick

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-3 🇩🇰 Denmark

📍 Aarhus

👔 Klinsmann

📋 Friendly

The first of two Euro friendlies ends with Nicklas Bendtner capping his hat-trick late.

19’

Jozy Altidore opens the scoring, getting on the end of this Timmy Chandler cross. 

66’

After Bendtner equalized in the 33’, Aron Johannsson gave the Americans the lead a second time.

Michael Bradley plays the ball over the top to Altidore, who unselfishly lays it off to Johannsson.

90+1’

Bendtner equalized again in the 83’ before setting up this winner.

Christian Eriksen over the top and the big man does so well. Oh well.

Scorers: Nicklas Bendtner (Lasse Vibe) 33′ (unassisted) 83′ (Christian Eriksen) 90+1 — Jozy Altidore (Timmy Chandler) 19′, Aron Johannsson (Jozy Altidore) 66′

DEN: 16-Stephan Andersen; 2-Daniel Wass, 3-Simon Kjar, 4-Erik Sviatchenko, 5-Nicolai Bollesen (17-Simon Busk Poulsen, 53′); 7-William Kvist (23-Anders Christiansen, 46′), 18-Jakob Poulsen (19-Thomas Delaney, 46′), 21-Lasse Vibe, 10-Christian Eriksen (Capt.); 9-Michael Krohn-Dehli (14-Lasse Schöne, 78), 11-Nicklas Bendtner

Subs not used: 1-Kasper Schmeichel, 6-Las Jacobsen, 8-Martin C. Braithwaite, 12-Mathias Zanka Jorgensen, 13-Kian H. Hansen, 22-Jonas Lössl

Head coach: Morten Olsen

USA: 1-Nick Rimando; 21-Timmy Chandler, 15-Michael Orozco (19-Ventura Alvarado, 80′), 6-John Brooks, 3-Greg Garza; 20-Gyasi Zardes (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 67′) 11-Alejandro Bedoya (7-Alfredo Morales, 46′), 4-Michael Bradley (Capt.), 23-Fabian Johnson (13-Brek Shea, 46′); 17-Jozy Altidore, 9-Aron Johannsson (18-Rubio Rubin, 67′)

Subs not used: 5-Tim Ream, 10-Miguel Ibarra, 14-Danny Williams, 16-Julian Green, 22-Williams Yarbrough

Head coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)

Cards: William Kvist [Y 25′] — Jozy Altidore [Y 78′], Ventura Alvarado [Y 89′]

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