"Two-thirds of the audience were Mexican fans..." Son Heung-min, it's quiet in one shot! U.S. "SON is amazing after 2 months"

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When Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) scored his first field goal of this season, the U.S. also praised him.

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.

He also played a perfect role as a helper by spraying an exquisite pass that became the starting point of the scoring. In the 13th minute of the second half with a 2-0 lead, Son Heung-min beat his opponent in his own camp and poked a pass to David Martinez in the center. Martinez then dribbled through the center line to the opponent's penalty box and shot to score a goal.

LAFC won 3-0 with Son Heung-min's first goal and Martinez's multi-goal 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.

The U.S. "Los Angeles Daily News" reported after the game that Son Heung-min's first goal in the field play situation in 2026 completely changed the energy inside and outside the stadium. "Son Heung-min shook the net again about two months after the penalty goal in the opening game on February 17th, leading the team's rise," he added.

The media said, "The stadium was filled with overwhelming cheering heat from cruise Asul fans, who accounted for two-thirds of the audience. However, as soon as Son Heung-min scored, the atmosphere rapidly leaned toward LAFC," he said.

"When Son Heung-min roared right after the first goal, clenched his fist and cheered, LAFC supporters '3252' were enthusiastic and filled with shouts that seemed to leave the stadium," he said.

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