Giovinco MVP Moments: 2) Hat-Trick In The Bronx

Giovinco vs. NYCFC

Football on the pristine grass of Yankee Stadium will never look normal. Neither will what Sebastian Giovinco did in the first half against the expansion side.


A goal from the penalty spot, the second from open play after a smart backheel by Jackson and a third, the most impressive of the bunch, just before halftime to cap a remarkable 45 minutes of football.


Consider Giovinco struck a penalty off the post. Consider the Reds were trailing 2-0 early after a pair of defensive lapses. Giovinco added an assist on Marky Delgado’s go-ahead goal but the Reds succumbed late and the game ended 4-4.


In many ways this match in The House That George built served as a microcosm of Toronto’s season. With the costly defensive lapses accompanying a stunning performance by Seba