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Ola Kamara's hat trick lifts Crew over Real Salt Lake 4-3

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ola Kamara scored his first career MLS goal and added two more for a hat trick in the Columbus Crew's 4-3 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

Kamara scored his second and third goals on headers in the 64th and 74th minutes to give the Crew (3-4-5) a 4-1 lead.

Jordan Allen scored in the 78th and Joao Plata in the 84th to pull Real Salt Lake (6-4-2) within one goal.

Luke Mulholland opened the scoring in the 13th minute for RSL with a 20-yard shot into the upper-right corner.

Ola Kamara netted his first goal to tie it in the 17th minute, finishing Justin Meram's cross through the 6-yard box with a sliding, right-footed finish. Justin Glad's own goal 3 minutes later gave the Crew a 2-1 lead.

The opening kickoff was delayed 1 hour, 40 minutes because of lightning in the area.

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