Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Schalke 04 v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - January 9, 2021 Schalke 04's Matthew Hoppe scores their third goal to complete his hat-trick Pool via REUTERS/Ina Fassbender DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Schalke 04's teenager Matthew Hoppe became the first American to score a Bundesliga hat-trick when he carried his struggling side to a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim on Saturday and snap the Royal Blues' 30-game winless streak in the league.
Hoppe, who made his Bundesliga debut in November and scored three goals in only his fifth league match, opened his account when he chipped the ball over keeper Oliver Baumann after a superb pass by Amine Harit to finish off a quick break three minutes before halftime.
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