Son Heung-Min scored his first goal in MLS while Los Angeles FC 1-1 pulled with FC Dallas, with teammate Nkosi Tafari who described his beautiful free kick as a work of art.
Son did not waste time to be informed after his arrival from Tottenham, to win a penalty as a replacement for his debut against the Chicago Fire and then to register an assist against the Revolution of New England at his first start.
But his best moment came to Toyota Stadium on Saturday, when he hit a great free kick past Dallas goalkeeper Michael Collodi in the sixth minute in the sixth minute.
The strike by Logan Farrington was bent for a 13th minute equalizer and Lafc were made to settle for a point despite dominating the second half, with a collection of 1.45 expected goals (XG) to the 0.37 of the hosts.
The result, however, extended their undefeated run to three games, and they are fourth in the Western Conference, 12 points of leaders San Diego FC with three games in hand.
“We practiced free kicks the day before,” said defender Tafari. “I looked at the top corner and, just like magic, the ball ended up there. I was incredibly happy for him.
“The first three games of this guy – hang it in the Louvre! He deserves a penalty and then gets an assist and then gets a goal.
“I don't know what will happen next week! That is up to him, but he does a phenomenal task and I love his energy.”
Top shelf of sonny pic.twitter.com/zzw7rszuci
– Lafc (@LAFC) August 24, 2025
The long -awaited home debut of Son could come across San Diego next week, with Lafc for the last time for their own fans at BMO Stadium on July 25.
And the Tottenham icon cannot wait for that occasion and says: “Now we have a full week to recover and then prepare well for the important game.
“I can't wait to play it because it's my first home game for Lafc, and also against good opponents.”
Son was not the only big name that scored his first MLS target on Saturday, with Thomas Muller converted a penalty for 14 minutes in the second half of the stop time when the Whitecaps of Vancouver St. Louis City defeated 3-2.
Vancouver was twice behind the goals of Eduard Lowen and Joao Klauss, with Brian White and Daniel Rios both scoring equalizers.
But the decisive moment came when a long VAR review ended with Mykhi Joyner who was punished for stumbling Mathias Laborda in the box, and Muller shot his kick in the roof of the net in the 104th minute.
The passion is unparalleled. pic.twitter.com/qerdtsuog
– Major League Soccer (@MLS) 24 August 2025
After having scored his first career goal for a club other than Bayern Munich, the 35-year-old said: “It was a great moment for me.
“On the one hand we have this pressure because you have a good chance of scoring with a penalty. But what happens if you miss? You write all your news: Thomas Muller missed a penalty!
“I like this pressure, and when my teammates cheered for me, it was a very nice feeling to score this goal for our fans.”
The Whitecaps are third in the Western Conference, only four points of the leaders, who with the Portland Timbers with a competition in hand.
Minnesota United is second, after he won 3-1 at Real Salt Lake, where Brayan Vera spent his own net before Robin Lod and Joaquin Pereyra came on the score sheet.