Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake

Sep 22, 2025

Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake
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Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake
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Son Heung-min's conquest of the United States shows no signs of stopping.

LA FC won 4-1 in the 31st round of the 2025 U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) against Real Salt Lake at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 22nd (Korea time).

Son Heung-min was also selected for this game. David Martinez, Dnie Buanga. He started against Salt Lake along with Artem Smolyakov, Marco Delgado, Timothy Tillman, Sergi Palencia, Eddie Segura, Nkosi Tapari, Rayan Porteous and Hugo Lloris.




Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake
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Early in the first half, LA tried to gather momentum first. In the 7th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min and Buanga threatened Salt Lake. Son Heung-min, who caught the ball in the midfield, attempted a penetration pass to Buanga, who penetrated the right side. Buanga immediately connected with a non-stop shot. He was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper Cabral.

But Salt Lake didn't back down, either. In the 12th minute of the first half, Cruz tried to shoot from the right side of the box, but the ball headed straight to Lloris. Salt Lake, who kept knocking, scored the first goal. In the 14th minute of the first half, LA dedicated the first goal to Bryan Vera's surprise cannonball mid-range shot. Salt Lake connected the ball back in a corner. Vera, who caught the ball here, hit a powerful left-footed shot. Lloris was drawn into an unstoppable course.

Los Angeles brought the game to square one before finishing the first half. As expected, Son Heung-min came forward. Son Heung-min, who caught the ball in the penalty area, stabbed the pass with good timing to Buanga, who was running toward the left space, and Buanga's right-footed shot aimed at the bottom right of the goal shook the net. The best combination 'Heungbu Duo' saved LA from the crisis by scoring.




Soon after, it turned the game around. Son Heung-min was the troubleshooter. Three minutes into the first half of extra time, he received a pass from the left-leaning point of the penalty arc and swung his left foot as it was. The ball that left Son Heung-min's foot hit the left post and headed into the goal. The first half ended with LAFC leading 2-1.

Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake
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In the second half, LA took the lead and took the lead. In the 7th minute of the second half, the Salt Lake defense cleared a sharp ground ball cross attempted by LAFC from the right. However, the ball was connected to Son Heung-min at the back, who attempted a calm left-footed shot. However, this shot was blocked by Cabral's good defense and swallowed the disappointment.

L.A. eventually sealed the victory. This time, Son Heung-min was the starting point. In the 28th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min gave a pass to Moran, and Moran again stabbed a space pass to Buanga, who was running toward the back of the defense. Vuanga shook the net with a finish after a sharp penetration. It was a perfect development until the end of Buanga in the offensive situation where Son Heung-min was the starting point. Son Heung-min then retired to the bench in the 40th minute of the second half when he was replaced by Jeremy Ebovise.




LA's scoring streak continued even after Son Heung-min left. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Buanga cut the Salt Lake goal with a sensational chip shot after the breakthrough. I've completed a hat trick. In the end, the game ended with a 4-1 victory for LA FC.

Son Heung-min, the bullfrog of MLS, is shaking up American soccer! His first hat trick → 1 goal, 1 assist, and 1 break. LA FC won 41 against Salt Lake
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Son Heung-min continued his outstanding performance for two consecutive games following the previous game. Son Heung-min showed his best performance since his MLS debut in the 19th round of the 2025 season against Real Salt Lake at America First Field in Sandy, Utah on the 18th. He led the team to victory by scoring a hat trick for the first time in two years since September 2023. Son Heung-min scored the first goal in the third minute of the first half, and Son Heung-min, who had already shown signs, completed the hat trick by adding points in the 17th minute of the first half and the 37th minute of the second half, respectively.

Son Heung-min was surprised to score a hat trick for the first time in MLS. I'm very happy. Thank you to all LAFC. Thank you to Tillman, who helped him score first, Hollingshead, who helped him score second, and Vuanga, who scored third. The defenders also did their part. In conclusion, it's very good to get three points,' he said, praising Buanga. He also scored with Buanga in this game.

Son Heung-min's full-fledged conquest of the United States. Since Son's appearance, MLS has been surprised by his performance in every round.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.