Son Heung-min scores 2 as MLS All-Stars post 4-3 win over LIGA MX All-Stars

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has earned the MVP award in his first M... Son Heung-min scored two goals in three minutes in the first half to propel the MLS All-Stars past the LIGA MX All-Stars 4-3 in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game. Washington, 29 jul (EFE).- El seleccionado de la MLS derrotó este miércoles por 4-3 al de la Liga MX en el 'All-Star', repitiendo triunfo por segundo año consecutivo en este duelo que enfrenta a las principales figuras de ambas ligas norteamericanas y que se disputó en Charlotte (Estados Unidos).Luis Rey, de Chivas, adelantó al equipo de la Liga MX de cabeza en el minuto 8, pero el coreano Son Heung-Min (Los Angeles FC) le dio la vuelta al marcador con un doblete en el 20 y el 23, el primero asistido por Carles Gil.Poco antes del descanso, el danés Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) amplió a 3-1 la ventaja de la MLS.El venezolano Salomón Rondón, del Pachuca, recortó distancias en la reanudación, pero el brasileño Evander (Cincinnati) volvió a ampliar la ventaja del conjunto de la MLS tres minutos después.Ya en el descuento, el argentino José Paradela (Cruz Azul) anotó el definitivo 4-3.Con la victoria de este miércoles, la MLS encadenó su segundo triunfo consecutivo sobre la Liga MX en el 'All-Star' y sumó su cuarta victoria en los cinco partidos disputados desde que se estableció este formato.El 'All-Star' tuvo la ausencia destacada de Lionel Messi, del Inter Miami, excusado después de haber disputado la final del Mundial con Argentina.Es el segundo año consecutivo que Messi se pierde el 'All-Star' pese a estar convocado, pero su ausencia en la edición de 2025 le costó una sanción de un partido.

(AP) — It was a night worthy of a picture or two for Son Heung-min. Son scored two goals in a three-minute span in the first half off assists from Carles Gil to propel the MLS All-Stars past the LIGA MX All-Stars 4-3 in Wednesday night’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game. The Los Angeles Football Club forward celebrated both goals with his signature “camera” celebration — mimicking holding an old-fashioned camera, framing the shot with his fingers and then pretending to snap a picture.

“I had great players, amazing players around me and that made my job easier,” said Son, who played for South Korea in the World Cup. “Scoring two goals makes the night really special.” Chicago Fire’s Philip Zinckernagel and FC Cincinnati’s Evander da Silva Ferreira also scored for the MLS All-Stars in front of 35,197 at Bank of America Stadium. Luis Gabriel Rey sent a running header off a free kick past Matt Freese, the United States men’s national team goalkeeper, 10 minutes into the game to give Liga MX a 1-0 lead.

The LAFC forward fielded a pass from Gil on the left side of the pitch, settled the ball and slid a well-placed shot past a diving Carlos Acevedo to even the score at the 20-minute mark. Son gave MLS the lead for good just moments later when Gil hustled to stop the ball from going out of play and fired a pass back in front of the goal. Son buried the shot in the back of the net.

“He’s an unbelievable player,” said Hany Mukhtar, a midfielder for Nashville FC, said of Son. “He’s a world class player for a reason. He shows it every week, and we all know how good he is.

We see it in training, and I’m not surprised at what he did.” Zinckernagel made it 3-1 MLS in the 42nd minute when he scored off a rebound. Liga MX got to within 3-2 early in the second half on a goal by Salomon Rondon, before Ferreira’s goal in the 58th minute gave MLS some cushion. Jose Pardela added a late goal in extra time for LIGA MX to make it 4-3.