"Son Heungmin is so lonely" Pass drought → Isolating the front... LAFC, Cruz Asulae 0-1 (First half closed)

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LA FC striker Son Heung-min (34), who is trying to score goals in two consecutive games, was silent in the first half.

LAFC is trailing 0-1 as a result of the end of the first half in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the "2026 North American Caribbean Football Confederation (CONCACAF) Champions Cup" against Cruz Asul (Mexico) at Estadio Cuautemok in Puebola, Mexico, at 10 a.m. on the 15th (Korea time). However, LAFC won 3-0 in the first game, so it is still in an advantageous position to advance to the semifinals.

Son started as the front-line one-top striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation. In the second line, Dnie Buanga, Timothy Tillman and David Martinez supported Son Heung-min.

LAFC got off to a shaky start in the 18th minute of the first half by giving up the first goal. Sergiy Palencia pushed Gabriel Fernandez in a corner, and the referee declared a penalty (PK) after VAR. Fernandez, who played kicker, shook the net with a shot that completely deceived goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

LAFC, which continued to flow, scored its first shot in the 27th minute of the first half. Martinez caught the ball from behind the arc circle, folded the opponent, and shot right away, but it went off the goal.

Son Heung-min stepped up as a one-top striker, but as the second line's pass supply was cut off, the scene of isolation was repeated without a meaningful opportunity to touch the ball at the front line.

As a result of the end of the first half, LAFC only hit one shot. On the other hand, Cruz Asul, who took advantage of the 2,130-meter high-altitude home stadium, led the game by hitting as many as 16 shots.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min, who was recently embroiled in controversy over the aging curve, turned the mood around by scoring his first field goal in this season's official game in the first game. Attention is focusing on Son Heung-min's toes whether he can score a goal in the second half.

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