Zlatan's first hattrick lifts LA Galaxy

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first MLS hattrick during a 24-minute stretch of the second half, lifting the LA Galaxy to a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over Orlando City on Sunday night in Carson, California.

Ibrahimovic now has 15 goals over 17 appearances for the Galaxy, scoring multiple goals five times since joining the club in late March.

Giovani dos Santos also scored on an assist from Ibrahimovic and added an assist of his own for LA (10-7-5, 35 points).

The Galaxy are unbeaten in their past nine matches and now sit in third place in the Western Conference.

Cristian Higuita and Dom Dwyer scored for Orlando City, who also benefited from an own goal. The Lions (7-14-1, 22 points) held a one-goal lead on three separate occasions.

Orlando City has lost three straight and is 1-12-0 over its past 13 matches. The Lions have conceded four or more goals in four separate matches during that stretch.

Ibrahimovic finished with an impressive seven shots on goal, three more than in any of his previous MLS appearances.