Mika Biereth: The hat-trick hero makes Monaco the winner!

Mika Biereth: The hat-trick hero makes Monaco the winner!

Mika Biereth, the Danish attacker, caused a stir in just his second game for AS Monaco. The 21-year-old, who moved to the Principality from SK Sturm Graz in mid-January, turned a 2-1 deficit against AJ Auxerre into an impressive 4-2 home win last Saturday by scoring a hat-trick in just eight minutes. In doing so, he becomes the first player since Wissam Ben Yedder to score three goals in a Ligue 1 game and is seventh in the list of fastest hat-tricks of the 21st century laola1.at reported.

In the limelight of Ligue 1

Biereth's fantastic performance was recognized not only by the fans, who gave him 98.3 percent of the votes in the MVP vote, but also by L'Equipe, who selected him for the matchday 20 team. Monaco coach Adi Hütter, who made a tactical change at half-time, praised Biereth's skills and emphasized the importance of his hat trick for the team: "It's always something special," said Hütter in a press conference.

Biereth, who previously scored 23 goals in 47 games for Sturm Graz, fits Monaco's requirements for a genuine goalscorer perfectly. With a strong ability to take advantage of opportunities, he is currently one of the best players in Ligue 1 and is in direct comparison with Europe's greatest strikers. He became known for being decisive in the game, contributing effectively every 105 minutes, and has proven to be an outstanding player on offense, which his statistics underline.
“I have a lot of confidence in myself and in my qualities,” said Biereth after the game. His debut at AS Monaco already has the club's promotion in the league firmly in mind.