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Son Heung-min (LA FC), who is home to the U.S., scored his 52nd A-match goal. It devastated the United States by even adding help.
South Korea beat the U.S. 2-0 in a friendly match against the U.S. at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey on the 7th (Korea time) with additional goals from Son Heung-min and Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Chun), who performed one-man show with one goal and one assist.
Son Heung-min moved to the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) last month. He played in his first A-match as a member of LA FC. Within 18 minutes of the first half, there was praise for 'As expected'.
He received a through pass from the left side of the penalty area where Lee Jae-sung broke down the back space of the defense. The angle was narrow, but he scored with a sensational left-footed shot. It is the first time in 10 months that Son Heung-min has scored a goal in the A-match since the match against Palestine (1-1 draw) in November 2024.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, he helped Lee Dong-kyung score. Son Heung-min, who received a pass from Kim Jin-kyu (Jeonbuk), created an opportunity with a one-two pass against Lee Jae-sung (Mines). Lee Dong-kyung, who received Son Heung-min's pass, shook the net with a picturesque 'back foot'. It was a fantastic flow.
In a flash interview with local broadcasters after the game, Son Heung-min said of his goal situation "Things made well before that, and even made an angle on the promised play, which was a goal made by his old teamwork with Lee Jae-sung." From that point of view, I was lucky to get a goal from time to time. Luckily, I went where I wanted to go and scored a goal. Fortunately, I was able to play comfortably thanks to the goal," he smiled.
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Lee Dong-kyung scoring an additional goal
(Harrison = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin rejoices with his teammates after scoring an additional goal in a friendly match between Korea and the United States at Harrison Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey on the 6th (local time). 2025.9.7 |
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And "Always play to help the team a little bit more than I do. The players match it, and feel more responsibility. All the players played well on the road. What I was most proud of was that playing with confidence and no regrets abroad was a great achievement.
Mauricio Pochettino, who leads the United States, is a teacher for ever, but has no mercy. Son Heung-min and Pochettino met as enemies for the first time in an A-match.
Argentine coach Pochettino is Son Heung-min's coach who opened today. In August 2015, he signed Son Heung-min, who played for Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga. He showed off his fantastic breathing. Although they failed to reach the top, they jointly advanced to the final of the European Champions League (UCL) in the 2018-2019 season. Pochettino led Tottenham for five and a half years until November 2019.
With 159 wins, 62 draws and 72 losses in 293 games, he boasted a winning rate of more than 50 percent. Pochettino left Tottenham after failing to rebuild based on a generational change. Pochettino later took the helm of the U.S. national team in September last year after playing for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Chelsea in the English Premier League (EPL). Son Heung-min was reunited at the opposing point when Pochettino was the head coach of Chelsea. Coach Pochettino will lead U.S. soccer until the North-China World Cup.
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Son Heung-min scored
(Harrison = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoon Dong-jin rejoices after scoring a goal in a friendly match between South Korea and the U.S. at Harrison Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey on the 6th (local time). 2025.9.7 |
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Korea, Victory
(Harrison = South Korean players greet the crowd after winning 2-0 in a friendly match between South Korea and the United States at Harrison Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey on the 6th (local time). 2025.9.7
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Son Heung-min could not talk. I said hello before the game, and I'm going to say hello politely after it's over." Sports Illustrated Stadium, where the showdown took place, had more Korean fans than the United States, making it home to South Korea. Korean residents formed a red wave.
Son Heung-min "I didn't know if this was Korea or New York. I enjoyed playing like I do in Korea. Thanks to this, I tried to do my best with a lot of responsibility"I will greet the people step by step, if not in a hurry, at every convocation. If you cheer us on like now, we'll do our best to become a team that works harder," he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
