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Bournemouth star David Brooks scores a hat-trick on his first start since his cancer battle
DAVID BROOKS hit a hat-trick on his first start since his cancer battle.
The Bournemouth ace, who had a cameo at Aston Villa last weekend, netted three in a 45-minute outing as the development side beat Portsmouth 5-2 in the Hampshire Senior Cup.
David Brooks came on after 536 days on the sidelines following his cancer battle as a second half substitute against Aston Villa last weekend[/caption]
Brooks netted his treble by bundling in the first from close range before a strike with both his left and right foot in front of the watching Cherries boss Gary O’Neil at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth’s official twitter account tweeted: “The perfect return for @DRBrooks15.
“The winger netted a hat-trick for the development squad this evening.”
It was the first time Brooks has scored since August 2021 when he found the back of the net against Nottingham Forest.
The 25-year-old has battled back from his Stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis in October 2021.
But the Wales attacker revealed he was ‘cancer free’ last October.
After 529 days, Brooks was in the Bournemouth matchday squad and an unused sub against Liverpool earlier this month.
Then Brooks, who has 21 Welsh caps, came off for the final 11 minutes of the Cherries’ 3-0 Prem defeat at Villa Park on Saturday.
But Brooks will hope his goalscoring return can provide a personal boost ahead of the season run-in and a possible Wales return for Euro 2024 qualifiers in June.
Watch Chelsea flop Gonzalo Higuain score HAT-TRICK including free-kick thunderbolt in Inter Miami’s thrilling 4-4 epic
GONZALO HIGUAIN netted a hat-trick as Inter Miami played out a dramatic 4-4 thriller in Major League Soccer.
Miami, owned by former Manchester United and England star David Beckham, were hosting FC Cincinnati on Saturday and saw former Chelsea star Higuain put on a finishing clinic.
Higuain rounded the goalkeeper for his second goal of the game[/caption]
Higuain has 29 contributions in 59 games for Inter Miami[/caption]
The 34-year-old had gone into the match with two goals in his last three games, and displayed the sort of finishing touch which at one time made him one of European football’s most potent strikers.
The first of his trio came in the 23rd minute when he dispatched a stunning free-kick into the top-right corner, leaving Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano clawing at thin air.
Higuain’s second followed 14 minutes later as Alejandro Pozuelo played an incisive pass into the strikers path, before he rounded the goalkeeper to blast the ball into an empty net.
Cincinnati equalised following both goals, but the end of the half saw Miami take the lead again as Higuain completed his hat-trick by sending Celentano the wrong way from a spot kick.
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Despite Higuain’s first-half exploits Miami failed to hang onto the lead and found themselves 4-3 down in the dying moments of the game following a brace from Brandon Vazquez.
Higuain, having taken his season tally to seven after his hat-trick, could only watch on from the subs bench as his team stared down a second loss in a row.
However, full-back Christopher McVey found some space in the penalty area and managed to fire a shot towards goal which thundered in off the crossbar to gift Miami a 97th minute leveller.
The result means Miami stay ahead of Atlanta United in the league table but fail to overtake Charlotte.
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Prior to his America move in 2020, Higuain played for a number of top European clubs including Juventus, Real Madrid, Napoli and Chelsea.
However, his loan transfer to Chelsea ended up being a poor move for both the player and the club as Higuain scored just five goals in 18 games.