D.C. United Forward Wayne Rooney Voted MLS Player of the Week
NEW YORK
(Monday, March 18, 2019)
– D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for the third week of the 2019 MLS season.
Rooney helped D.C. United to a dominant 5-0 victory over Real Salt Lake at Audi Field on Saturday with three goals and one assist, the first hat trick of his MLS career. After posting its third consecutive shutout, D.C. sits tied atop the Eastern Conference with seven points (2-0-1 overall record).
The English icon opened the scoring after converting a penalty kick in the 34
th
minute to give D.C. United a 1-0 advantage (
watch goal
). Moments later, Rooney added a second goal in the 41
st
minute with a calmly finished flick over the goalkeeper from the center of the box to give D.C. a 2-0 lead (
watch goal
).
Rooney completed his hat trick with a tap in directly in front of goal, bringing D.C.’s lead to 3-0 in the 65
th
minute (
watch goal
). Lucas Rodriguez then finished a Rooney corner kick with a stunning first-time volley from the edge of the box in the 76
th
minute for a 4-0 lead (
watch assist
).
D.C. United return to action on Sunday, March 31 when facing Orlando City SC at Orlando City Stadium (6:30 p.m. ET., FS1 / FOX Deportes / FOX Sports Go).
The MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season through both media and fan voting in a process conducted by MLS Communications. A panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) comprises 75 percent of the vote, while a Twitter fan vote represents the remaining 25 percent of voting. NASR consists of members of print, television, radio and online media.
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