Hattrick

Borrowed from English hat trick.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛ.trɪk/, [ˈhɛ.tʁɪk]

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Hattrick m (strong, genitive Hattricks, plural Hattricks)

1. (soccer) a hat trick; a player’s scoring three goals in one match; as distinct from English usage, the goals are often required to be consecutive, i.e. with no other player of either team scoring in between (see below)

• The term lupenreiner Hattrick (literally “pristine or flawless hat trick”) refers specifically to a hat trick where the three goals are scored consecutively and in one half of the match (such that not even halftime comes in between). There is no consensus about whether a “normal” Hattrick requires the same, or requires at least consecutiveness, or requires three goals regardless of sequence. The last is also called Dreierpack (literally “pack of three”).
• The British concept of a “perfect hat trick” meaning three goals scored with the right foot, left foot and head respectively, is not known in German-speaking Europe.