Lips split, shots blocked! Son Heung-min fails to score again in 'grueling seven-game goalless streak'... LAFC draws 0-0 with D.C. United

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Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) failed to score again. He fell into a seven-game goalless slump.

LAFC drew 0-0 in an away match against D.C. United at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on the 30th at 8:30 a.m. Korean time in the 2026 MLS regular season.

LAFC, now stuck in a four-game winless run (two draws, two losses), remains third in the Western Conference with 36 points (10 wins, 6 draws, 7 losses). They trail first-place Vancouver Whitecaps by seven points.

LAFC deployed a 4-3-3 formation. Son Heung-min, Jeremy Ebobisse, and Denis Bouanga led the attack from the front three, with Marco Delgado, Eddie Segura, and Mathieu Choinière positioned in the second line. The back four consisted of Yevhen Cheberko, Aaron Long, Ryan Porteous, and Ryan Hollingshead. Hugo Lloris guarded the goal.

In the early stages of the match, D.C. United opened the scoring, but the goal was disallowed for offside. In the 16th minute of the first half, Keisuke Gurokawa penetrated the space behind the defense and struck a teammate's pass powerfully into the net. However, the assistant referee immediately raised the flag for offside.

Until the midway point of the first half, LAFC maintained high ball possession, but D.C. United's low defensive line made it difficult to find space.

A minor bleed occurred around Son Heung-min's mouth. In the 20th minute of the first half, while attempting a breakthrough, he collided hard with Nuno Gimeno's elbow and fell to the ground. Son Heung-min remained on the ground for some time in pain. When he eventually got up, blood was visible at the corner of his mouth.

Son Heung-min took his first shot in the 23rd minute of the first half. After receiving the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he dribbled past a Japanese defender's legs and shot, but the ball struck a defender's foot.

Son Heung-min's shot was again blocked by the defense late in the first half. In the 41st minute, after receiving a heel pass from a teammate inside the box, Son Heung-min drove toward the center and shot, but Nuno stopped it with a tackle.

LAFC continued to attempt attacks until the end of the first half but failed to create any significant chances, ending the half scoreless at 0-0.

The second half unfolded similarly to the first. LAFC took the initiative early in the second half and launched attacks, but failed to create dangerous opportunities.

Son Heung-min's well-timed shot was thwarted by D.C. United's "strong defense" and did not result in a goal. In the 16th minute of the second half, during a corner kick situation, Son Heung-min waited behind the goalkeeper who punched the ball away and immediately shot. However, a defender at the edge of the box headed his powerful shot clear.

Thereafter, LAFC adopted a more passive approach, and Son Heung-min failed to secure any significant chances. In the 36th minute of the second half, when top striker Ebobisse was substituted off, Son Heung-min moved from the left flank to the center, activating the "SON TOP" formation.

In the 40th minute of the second half, he connected a low cross from the left with a left-footed non-stop shot, but this time it was also blocked by the defense.

Although back-and-forth action continued until the final moments, no goals were scored, and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.

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