This is Son Heung-min, Asia's GOAT+EPL top scorer, MLS' first hat trick, LA FC 41 victory

Sep 18, 2025

This is Son Heung-min, Asia's GOATEPL top scorer, MLS' first hat trick, LA FC 41 victory



Son Heung-min is in good condition after entering the U.S.

Son Heung-min's team, LA FC, won a 4-1 victory in the 2025 season of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) regular league game against Real Salt Lake at 10:30 a.m. on the 18th (Korea Standard Time). LA FC, which won two consecutive games, rose to fourth place with 47 points. With six games left in the regular league, LA FC is in a position to look up to second place.

Son Heung-min was the main player in the victory. Son Heung-min, who played as a two-top with Dennis Buanga in the 3-5-2 formation, flew up from the start of the game like the match against San Jose Earthquake. In the second minute of the first half, LA FC boldly stabbed the ball forward. At this time, Salt Lake players did not handle it properly, and only Timothy Till properly stabbed Son Heung-min, who was running.
This is Son Heung-min, Asia's GOATEPL top scorer, MLS' first hat trick, LA FC 41 victory
Son Heung-min, who began to gain tremendous speed, scored four consecutive goals, including an A match, as he calmly finished in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. It is Son Heung-min who properly smelled the goal.




Son Heung-min, who gained momentum, did not take long to score multiple goals. In the 16th minute of the first half, LA FC attacked from the left. Ryan Hollingshead saw Son Heung-min, who was free in the center. Son Heung-min boldly fired a mid-range shot when there was space outside the penalty box. It hit the corner of the net with a fantastic trajectory. Son Heung-min completed his first multi-goal game since moving to MLS.

In the 26th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min aimed for a hat trick with his new offensive partner, Buanga. In LA FC's counterattack, Buanga grabbed the ball from the right and connected it to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min continued with a shot, but was blocked by the defender's hand-to-hand defense.
This is Son Heung-min, Asia's GOATEPL top scorer, MLS' first hat trick, LA FC 41 victory
Son Heung-min's fantastic performance continued in the second half. 12 minutes into the second half. Another counterattack. Son Heung-min advanced quickly. Son Heung-min, who slipped in front of the penalty box for a while, quickly rose back to his feet and centered, beat the defender and aimed for the bottom of the net. It was a good shot, but it hit the post.

Son Heung-min's hat trick opportunity came again. In the 18th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min shone on the counterattack. Tillman poked the pass to Son Heung-min, who ran to the right. Son Heung-min's right footed shot was directed in front of the goalkeeper.




The hat-trick was completed in three attempts. In the 37th minute of the second half, when the formation was being chased 2-1, Salt Lake's rear space, which was focused forward, opened wide. Buanga and Son Heung-min ran, and Buanga took the perfect opportunity to score. Buanga could have solved it himself, but he waited for the goalkeeper to come out and conceded to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min finished with a fall. It was Son Heung-min's first hat trick in LA FC and the moment when the 'Heungbu Line' exploded properly.
This is Son Heung-min, Asia's GOATEPL top scorer, MLS' first hat trick, LA FC 41 victory
Son Heung-min's hat trick lost Salt Lake's will to chase. Son Heung-min, who achieved a hat trick, was replaced in the 40th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min was replaced while receiving a standing ovation.

Son Heung-min, who scored six goals in four games, boasts tremendous explosive power to recall his days as the top scorer of the Premier League (EPL). When Son Heung-min suffered from injuries and sluggishness last season, there was a lot of talk that Son Heung-min is now on the decline, but Son Heung-min is eliminating such criticism at once.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.