"Son Heung-min scored one goal and three assists." The 45th minute rating alone was "9.6 points."

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Los Angeles FC Son Heung-min (34) has been performing very well since his first official game of the season. He has four offensive points (one goal, three assists) accumulated in the first 45 minutes of the first half, and he has already scored 9.6 points in the first half.

Son Heung-min started against Real España (Honduras) in the first round of the 2026 North American Football Confederation (CONCACAF) Champions Cup at the Francisco Morasan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, at noon (Korea time) on the 18th. It is LAFC's first official match this season ahead of the opening game of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) on the 22nd.

Son Heung-min, who was the front-line one-top striker, dominated the ground throughout the first half. He helped David Martinez score an additional goal with an exquisite through pass following a solo dribble breakthrough in the 11th minute of the first half when his team was leading 1-0, and in the 22nd minute of the first half, he was a penalty kicker and shook the net himself.

Son Heung-min, who helped his "partner" Dnie Vuanga to a wedge shot in two minutes, then assisted Timothy Tillman's additional goal with an accurate cutback at the gate in the 39th minute of the first half. It was a "one-man show" that was responsible for most of the team's five goals with one goal and three assists in the first half alone.

In addition, Son Heung-min took the lead in the team's 5-0 lead in the first half by playing a key role in the team's offense, including five key passes, a team-high, in the first half alone. With such performance, Son Heung-min's first-half rating reached a whopping 9.6 points based on the soccer statistics media Potmob. It is a higher rating than Buanga (8.9 points) who scored multiple goals. Another media outlet, the Sofas Score, also scored 9.2 points in the first half alone.

As LAFC, with Son Heung-min's strong performance, led 5-0 in the first half, not only won the team, but Son Heung-min can also expect the MVP of the game. Son Heung-min's rating could rise further depending on his performance in the second half. In some cases, the 2026 season can be opened with a "out of 10 points."

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