After his comments about a waning passion for the game earlier in the week, the LA Galaxy’s Landon Donovan seemed to have something to prove on Saturday night.

And prove something he did, namely, that regardless of how strong his desire for playing is, he is still incredibly effective. A dominating performance that included a hat trick, an assist, and a second assist — if they documented such things in international soccer — led the US national team to a resounding 5-1 win over the Scots at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.