Blah blah, make more noise!' Son Heung-min's unusual goal ceremony, who did he shoot... 'Overwhelming class' that broke the aging curve controversy

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He neatly broke down the criticism of his aging curve and poor scoring. Son Heung-min (34, LAFC), who showed off his overwhelming class against a strong Mexican team, roared with an unusual goal ceremony.

Son Heung-min started against Cruz Asul (Mexico) in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the 2026 North American Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF) Champions Cup at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 8th (Korea time) and scored the first goal.

Starting with Son Heung-min's first goal, LAFC added David Martinez's multi-goal in the 39th minute and the 13th minute of the second half to complete a 3-0 victory. As a result, LAFC secured a favorable position to advance to the semifinals of the Champions Cup.

Mexico's powerhouse failed to give up on Son Heung-min's wave offensive. Cruz Asul is a strong team that ranks second in Mexico's first division this season with 13 games, 8 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses. In the 30th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min shook the net by rushing a low cross from the right side to the gate.

It was a score for the first time in a long time. Son Heung-min scored his first field goal in 11 official games this season. He scored a goal in about two months after scoring a penalty kick against Real Spain (Honduras).

Immediately after scoring, Son Heung-min showed an unusual ceremony. Instead of the usual click ceremony, he clenched his fist to the stands and the camera and roared.

In particular, Son's gesture seemed to target criticism against him recently. Son Heung-min stared straight at the camera and made a gesture that seemed to mutter "blah blah" in the shape of his mouth, and then pointed his finger at the camera. This is interpreted as an unspoken rebuttal to ignore the recent aging curve controversy and criticism of the field goal drought.

In fact, Son Heung-min has shown off his overwhelming influence in the game even during the period when he did not score. In the last MLS 6th round against Orlando City, he set a milestone equal to Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) by hitting 4 assists in the first half alone. At the time, LAFC coach Mark dos Santos said, "It is the argument of those who do not know soccer that Son Heung-min thinks he should score goals every game," adding, "The team's contribution was the best."

However, as a striker, his absence of field goals has always been followed like a tag. In the last match against Austin FC, despite being forward-deployed to the front line, he suffered ups and downs, being isolated with only 10 ball touches. Under former coach Steven Cheruntholo, his formidable scoring ability, which was close to one goal per game, slowed down and caused concern, but he proved his value in the most important Champions Cup quarterfinals.

The record was also close to perfection. According to "Foot Mob," which specializes in soccer statistics, Son Heung-min proved his unique outstanding goal-scoring ability by scoring a single shot. In addition, he recorded one key pass, 79% (23/29) of the success rate of the pass, and three passes in the attack area. In addition to scoring, he showed a seasoned game management by inducing opposing defender Amori Garcia's yellow card in the 34th minute of the first half.

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