Son Heung-min, the first field goal of the season, finally pierced his 'block blood'! LAFC overpowered Cruz Asul 3-0

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Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) finally scored his first field goal of this season.

LAFC won 3-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the "2026 North American Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF) Champions Cup" against Cruz Asul (Mexico) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 8th (Korea time).

Son Heung-min, who played as a one-top forward, played about 90 minutes, close to his full season, scoring the first goal of the game and his first field goal of the season.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, who was rushing a low cross from the right side by Mathieu Schniere, fell and kicked it to shake the net. Son ran to the stands and roared with his fists clenched. Then, I clasped my right hand He also threw an unspoken message to "keep talking" about the controversy over the "aging curve" that recently arose against him while opening the movement.

Son scored his first field goal this season. Son Heung-min scored only the first official Real España (Honduras) and Champions Cup penalty points of the season. Son Heung-min, who had no goals in the Champions Cup and the league since then, scored his first field goal on the same day.

Son Heung-min has two goals and 11 assists in 11 official games this season. He has seven assists without goals in the league and two goals and four assists in the Champions Cup.

After the first goal, Son Heung-min also induced Cruz Asul Amori Garcia's yellow card in the process of breaking through in the 34th minute of the first half.

LAFC won 3-0 with David Martinez scoring additional goals in the 39th minute of the first half and the 13th minute of the second half.

According to foot mobs specializing in soccer statistics, Son Heung-min recorded one assist, one shot, one opportunity creation, and 79% (23/29 pass success rate). Footmob gave Son Heung-min an upper-middle ranking rating of 7.9. The highest rating is Schniere (9.0), who posted two assists.

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