Son Heung-min scores in MLS regular-season finale
Son Heung-min of Los Angeles Football Club controls the ball against Colorado Rapids during the clubs' Major League Soccer match at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, Saturday. AFP-Yonhap
Son Heung-min has ended his first regular season in Major League Soccer (MLS) in style, scoring his ninth goal of the campaign for Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC).
Son opened the scoring for LAFC in the 42nd minute against Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, in Commerce City, Colorado, on Saturday (local time). The clubs ended in a 2-2 draw in their final regular-season match.
LAFC finished the regular season in third place in Western Conference with 60 points. In the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, they will take on sixth-seed Austin FC.
Son and his attacking partner in crime, Denis Bouanga, once again connected for a goal. Bouanga sent a through ball to Son charging down the left side of the box, and after faking out defender Rob Holding, Son fired home a left-footed shot for the match's first goal.
Son joined LAFC in August and finished his first regular season with nine goals in 10 matches, including eight goals in his past six appearances.
This was Son's first match back with LAFC following an international break for the Korean national team.