Son Heung-min scored twice to lead the MLS All-Stars to a 4-3 win over Liga MX’s All-Stars in Charlotte, taking match MVP honours on a night that extended his post-World Cup scoring run.
Details:
- The goals: Son struck first from a tight left-sided angle in the 20th minute and added a volley three minutes later, with Carles Gil assisting both.
- The milestone: He became the second Korean player to win MLS All-Star MVP, after Park Ji-sung in 2011, when MLS faced Manchester United.
- The revival: Son had not scored an MLS league goal early in the season despite leading the league in assists, but has scored in three straight league games since South Korea’s World Cup exit.
- The rest of the game: Philip Zinckernagel and Evander added MLS’s other goals, while Luis Gabriel Rey, Salomon Rondon and Jose Paradela scored for Liga MX.
- Late changes: Zinckernagel was a late addition after Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul and Hugo Cuypers withdrew.
What to Watch:
Son and LAFC travel to Vancouver on Saturday, a meeting of two of the three teams tied at the top of the Western Conference.
Source: The Athletic
