Sorloth makes La Liga history

Alexander Sorloth makes La Liga history.

In the early morning of May 11, in round 35 of La Liga, Alexander Sorloth made his mark with the earliest hat-trick in the history of the tournament, helping Atletico Madrid crush Real Sociedad 4-0 in the first half. The Norwegian striker opened the scoring in the 7th minute, scored the second goal in the 10th minute and completed the hat-trick just one minute later.

This achievement helped Sorloth set the record for the earliest hat-trick in the history of the Spanish top flight, completed in the first 11 minutes of the match, surpassing the previous record set by Mundo in 1941 and Bestit in 1929, when both scored hat-tricks in the first 15 minutes of the match.

In addition, with a time of 3 minutes 57 seconds, Sorloth also scored the fastest hat-trick in this century in La Liga. If you count the range of people who have scored 4 goals in a match in La Liga, Sorloth also has the second fastest poker in the competition. Only Edmundo Suarez of Valencia, with 4 goals in 20 minutes in 1941, scored a poker faster than Sorloth in La Liga.

Sorloth almost scored a fifth when his close-range effort hit the crossbar early in the second half. However, the strike took his total La Liga goals this season to 17, behind only Ante Budimir (18), Kylian Mbappe (24) and Robert Lewandowski (25).

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was amazed by Sorloth's performance: "Alex had an excellent performance. That brought the game to a scenario we didn't expect, because Real Sociedad are a strong team."

With these four goals, Sorloth became Atletico's top scorer in La Liga with 17 goals, surpassing Julian Alvarez by two goals. This achievement is all the more impressive considering he often starts from the bench.

Sorloth also had the second fastest poker in La Liga.

Commenting on questions from experts and fans regarding Sorloth's playing time, Simeone said: "If you look at the numbers, he scores more goals when he comes on in the second half than when he starts."

The coach emphasized: "I like the way Sorloth supports the team at all times. Sorloth is different from the other players in the team. He plays well as a centre-forward, is effective in counter-attacks and supports when the team drops deep."

Sorloth previously scored four goals in 17 minutes for Villarreal in a 4-4 draw with Real Madrid in La Liga last season. He is only the fourth player this century to score four goals in more than one La Liga game, after Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

This victory is of great significance to Atletico Madrid, as it helps the team secure a third place finish in La Liga in the 2024/25 season, behind only Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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Source: https://znews.vn/sorloth-di-vao-lich-su-la-liga-post1552460.html