Video: West Ham’s Tomas Soucek puts the Czech Republic in control with a superb hat trick vs Estonia

Tomas Soucek is the kind of player who poses a regular goal threat for West Ham, but he hasn’t been quite so prolific on the international s...

Tomas Soucek is the kind of player who poses a regular goal threat for West Ham, but he hasn’t been quite so prolific on the international stage.

He changed that with a superb hat trick against Estonia to put the game to bed with at least 40 minutes still to go.

The first is from a set-piece where he tends to cause the most damage:

His second was more impressive as he picked his spot from distance, and it does take a few seconds to trundle in but the keeper is getting nowhere near this one either:

The hat trick goal wasn’t quite as impressive as all he had to do was tap it home, but it’s a first for him at international level and it caps a thoroughly impressive performance.

Pictures from FIFA World Cup qualification