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'Superstar' Son Heung-min left his name in LAFC history. LAFC won a dramatic draw.
LAFC drew 2-2 in the final game of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) league in the 2025 season against the Colorado Raffes at Dix Sporting Goose Park in Colorado on the 19th (Korea time).
MLS, which is divided into Eastern and Western conferences and is competing in the league, will play a total of 34 games. They will play two home and two away games with the same conference team, and six more games with different conference random teams. LAFC, which was ranked third in the Western Conference, remained in third place even after the final match.
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It was Son Heung-min, who was away during the October A match. LAFC's clock continued to flow even while Son Heung-min played for the South Korean national soccer A team with the national flag. The situation was different from that at Tottenham. While Son Heung-min and Dennis Buanga left for South Korea and Gabon respectively, LAFC faced Toronto and Austin. The result was 1-1 and 0-1 defeat against Austin.
When asked about his team LA FC in an interview after the match against Paraguay, Son Heung-min said, `It's a shame"In fact, if you're here, you care about your team, and if you're on your team, you care about the national team. I am grateful that the players did it with responsibility on the spot because all the key players were missing as the national team. We can't win the Western League, but we still have an important MLS Cup left for us. I'll focus all over it. I want to join forces with the players and help them win the championship", he also said.
Son Heung-min, who promised to play well, returned to the starting lineup immediately. He played as the front-line striker in the 4-3-3 formation. For Son Heung-min, Dennis Vuanga and Timothy Tillman, who were on the left and right, built a three-top. Eddie Segura, Maci Delgado and Mathieu Coyneier were in the midfield. The defense consisted of Ryan Hollingshead, Nkosi Tafari, Larian Potterus and Sergi Palencia. The goal was defended by Hugo Lloris.
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At the beginning of the first half, the frustrating trend continued. After Dennis Buanga's shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper in the first minute of the first half, the offense rarely took a chance. Hollingshead's shots in the 18th and 19th minutes of the first half were also blocked by the opponent's defense. Colorado also counterattacked, but there were few attacks that led to shots.
Son Heung-min tried to break through dribbles three times until the 30th minute of the first half to find a way out of the attack, but it was not easy. He couldn't even get a chance to easily try shooting under the opponent's team's intensive checks.
Vuanga created the opportunity himself. Buanga, who received a penetration pass in the 34th minute of the first half, broke through two defenders in the box and even attempted a finishing shot, but the ball hit the goalkeeper and went off the goal line. Buanga also attempted a mid-range shot after receiving Son Heung-min's pass in the 36th minute of the first half, but was caught by the goalkeeper. In the 40th minute of the first half, Buanga broke through the defensive line after a calm breakthrough and attempted a left-footed shot to target the goal, but he headed over the net.
The long '0' balance broke when Son Heung-min stepped up as a troubleshooter. Son Heung-min, who received Buanga's penetration pass in the 42nd minute of the first half, quickly jumped to the front and succeeded in breaking through the defender. Afterwards, Son Heung-min hit the goalkeeper's head with a powerful shot at the gate, but the ball crossed the goal line. It was Son's ninth goal in the league. Buanga also added another help with Son Heung-min's score, and the Heungbu duo's performance gave LAFC the lead. Son Heung-min was named the 500th goal in LAFC's history with the score.
LAFC, which took the lead, maintained its offensive for additional points. In the second minute of extra time in the first half, Buanga finished the cross that came to the gate with a sensational shot, but it hit the goalkeeper's chest and failed to head into the goal. The first half ended with LAFC's 1-0 lead.
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In the second half, LAFC allowed a run due to Lloris' shocking mistake. In the 16th minute of the second half, Lloris attempted a comfortable pass in the box, which Paxton Aronson pushed after quick pressure and brought the game back to square one.
LAFC, which allowed a run, went on offense again to make up for it. Starting with Son Heung-min, he tried to put pressure on Colorado from the front. However, there was no additional goal from Son Heung-min. In the 31st minute of the second half, Son Heung-min, Tillman, and Koinière were excluded, and Evobije, Moran, and Zaiusong were put in.
LAFC, without Son Heung-min, even allowed the reversal. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Yapi finished the cross into the box with a header, and even broke through Lloris to shake the net. However, LAFC also did not give up. When the ball hit the post in the 45th minute of the second half, Moran, who was waiting in the box, finished it again and cut the goal. They exchanged two goals in just two minutes.
In the end, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
