'Only 1 shooting → 4 attack points' Son Heung-min, the all-time 'football warrior' advent... an unstoppable level

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Just one shot dominated the game perfectly. Los Angeles FC (LAFC) ace Son Heung-min (34) showed an unrivaled class that leads his team to a complete victory by sweeping four offensive points even though he recorded a single shot in the first official game of the new year in 2026.

Son Heung-min's team LAFC defeated Real España (Honduras) 6-1 in the first round of the 2026 season's North-China Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) Champions Cup at Francisco Morasan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, at 12 p.m. on the 18th (Korea time).

On this day, Son Heung-min started as the central striker in the 4-3-3 formation and shook the defense of Real Spain, a traditional powerhouse with 12 Honduran league wins.

It was a perfect performance. According to the statistics media 'Foot Mob', Son Heung-min recorded only one shot (penalty kick) throughout the game, but he played an ace role properly, recording five key passes and three big opportunities. In response, "Foot Mob" gave Son a rating of 9.6 points and ranked second overall after Dennis Buanga (9.7 points), who achieved a hat trick. Another statistical media outlet, "Sophas Score," also recognized Son Heung-min's strong performance, giving him a high score of 9.2.

Son Heung-min's performance was brilliant from the beginning of the first half. In the 11th minute of the first half, when the team was leading 1-0, Son Heung-min, who showed a solo dribble breakthrough from the defense camp with explosive speed, stabbed a sharp through pass to record his first horse-riding help of the season.

The fire show didn't stop here. In the 22nd minute, Buanga stepped in as the kicker of the penalty kick and scored his team's third goal by drilling through the bottom left of the goal with a calm right foot shot.

The march of help continued. In the 24th minute, even before the afterglow of the score disappeared, Son Heung-min completed the multi-help by delivering a pass that seemed to be measured with a ruler to Buanga, who was rushing to the gate from inside the penalty box.

He completed three assists in one game. Son Heung-min made a sharp cross after catching the ball with an exquisite touch on the right side, and Timothy Tillman finished it with a goal and even achieved a hat trick.

With this, Son Heung-min recorded a phenomenal record of one goal and three assists in the 39th minute of the first half. LAFC virtually ended the game with five goals in the first half alone.

On this day, LAFC placed Son Heung-min on the center attack and Buanga and David Martinez on both wings. The midfield was guarded by Marco Delgado, Timothy Tillman and Stephen Eustachio. Sergiy Palencia, Nkosi Tapari, Ryan Porteous and Eddie Segura made up the four-back, while Hugo Lloris kept the goal.

The game tilted early, with Buanga scoring a penalty shot won by Martinez less than a minute into the game. Later, thanks to Son Heung-min's one-man show, LAFC finished the first half with a five-goal lead without losing a point.

The home team, Real Spain, recovered a goal in the 6th minute of the second half with Jack Jean Baptiste's header goal. As the game tilted, LAFC coach Mark dos Santos arranged his physical strength by bringing Son Heung-min, Eustacchio, and Martinez to the bench in the 17th minute of the second half. LAFC secured a 6-1 victory in the 27th minute of the second half when Buanga completed a hat trick.

With this victory, LAFC preempted the advantage of advancing to the second round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, where the winning team will be given the right to participate in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. If they win the first and second games, they will face Alahuelense of Costa Rica in the round of 16.

Son Heung-min, who scored 12 goals and four assists in 13 games immediately after joining the team last season, proved a different level of performance from his first official match of the new season. It marked a pleasant start to the forced schedule leading to the league's opening game against Inter Miami on the 22nd.

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