Frank Lampard scores hat trick as NYCFC thrash Colorado Rapids

Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick as New York City strengthened their position at the top of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference with a 5-1 thrashing of 10-man Colorado Rapids.
The Rapids went into the game in second place in the Western Conference, with games in hand on leaders FC Dallas.
However, they faced an uphill battle after Michael Azira was sent off in the 37th minute -- nine minutes after Lampard had opened the scoring.
Tony Taylor doubled the lead three minutes before the interval, and then three goals inside the last 15 minutes completed the rout.
Substitute Steven Mendoza got the third, before former England midfielder Lampard netted twice in three minutes -- the second of which was a penalty -- to complete his hat-trick
Shkelzen Gashi replied for the Rapids in the last minute - but it was little consolation.

Match Stats

NYC

CLR

Possession

57%43%

Shots (on Goal)

18 (9)

13 (2)

NYC		CLR
6	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	4

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
L	New York Red Bulls		4-1		New York City FC	Jul 24, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Montreal Impact		1-3		New York City FC	Jul 17, 2016	Major League Soccer
L	Sporting Kansas City		3-1		New York City FC	Jul 10, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	New England Revolution		0-1		New York City FC	Jul 6, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	New York City FC		2-0		New York Red Bulls	Jul 3, 2016	Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
D	Colorado Rapids		1-1		FC Dallas	Jul 23, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Colorado Rapids		1-0		Sporting Kansas City	Jul 16, 2016	Major League Soccer
D	Vancouver Whitecaps		2-2		Colorado Rapids	Jul 9, 2016	Major League Soccer
D	Colorado Rapids		0-0		Portland Timbers	Jul 4, 2016	Major League Soccer
L	FC Dallas		2-1		Colorado Rapids	Jun 29, 2016	U.S. Open Cup

Head To Head Record

					Date	Competition
Colorado Rapids		0-0		New York City FC	Mar 21, 2015	Major League Soccer