Son Heung-min 71 minutes silent → LAFC's consecutive goals immediately after the replacement, St. Louis 2-0 down... "MLS's lone No. 1 jump." All four games won

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Despite the silence of Son Heung-min (34), Los Angeles FC beat St. Louis City to become the league's sole leader with four consecutive wins.

Son Heung-min was replaced 71 minutes after starting the fourth round of the 2026 U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) at 11:30 a.m. on the 15th (Korea Standard Time) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

LAFC scored the winning goal immediately after Son Heung-min's replacement in the middle of the second half and scored consecutive goals, winning by two goals. LAFC is the only team that has won all four MLS games this season.

On this day, LAFC deployed Dnie Buanga, Nathan Ordaz and David Martinez to the offensive. Son Heung-min played the offensive midfielder, Mark Delgado and Mathieu Shuaniere formed the midfield, and Eddie Segura, Nkosi Tapari, Ryan Porteous and Ryan Laposo built the four-back line. The goal was defended by Hugo Lloris.

Son Heung-min was listed as a central midfielder in the official lineup, but he served as an attacking midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 formation on the actual field.

The start was sharp. Son Heung-min created a chance by poking an exquisite pass to Buanga at the start of the game, but Buanga's shot went over the goal and swallowed the disappointment. As a result, this scene became the only key pass recorded by Son Heung-min on the day.

Afterwards, Son Heung-min tried to shoot twice to score directly, but all of them were blocked by the opponent's defense wall. St. Louis' pressure on the midfield was certainly less destructive than last season. After the two teams were tight, the first half ended 0-0.

At the start of the second half, LAFC tried to change by excluding Martinez and Delgado and putting Timothy Tillman and Tyler Boyd. In the 26th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min, who played for 71 minutes, was called to the bench and Amin Budri was put in to throw a game.

Coincidentally, the winning goal was scored immediately after Son Heung-min was absent. In the 30th minute of the second half, Schniere's powerful right-footed mid-range shot penetrated the corner of St. Louis' left goal.

Schniere's right foot was fierce. In the 37th minute, he put his right foot in the corner of the left goal. LAFC, which had been continuing a rather frustrating trend, won the game with back-to-back goals from Schniere.

The Korean Derby didn't happen in the end. With Son Heung-min already replaced, Jung Sang-bin didn't hit the ground until the 37th minute of the second half. St. Louis put in Jung Sang-bin immediately after the second run.

LAFC, which had a two-goal lead, managed the game leisurely. St. Louis tried to press forward, but failed to block LAFC's pass flow. The game ended in a 2-0 complete victory for LAFC.

As a result, Los Angeles FC jumped to the league's sole lead by winning all four games since the opening of the MLS. Although Son Heung-min's first field goal of the season was postponed to the next opportunity, the team proved to be the favorite by continuing its winning streak without allowing any points in the regular league.

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