Sane leads Team ALS to victory in the All-Star game

Washington – AFP – South Korean star Son Heung-min scored a brace to lead the Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Stars to a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Liga MX All-Stars on Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Son, named the match’s most valuable player, said after the game, “I am very happy, and I just want to thank everyone.”

The 34-year-old, formerly of English club Tottenham Hotspur, took responsibility for South Korea’s failure to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup, which concluded on the 19th. However, he has been in excellent form since MLS resumed play after the World Cup break, scoring three goals in three matches for Los Angeles FC.

Son equalized in the 20th minute after receiving a pass from Spaniard Carles Gil, then gave his team the lead a few minutes later with a brilliant volley, capitalizing on another decisive assist from Gil, the playmaker for New England Revolution.

Venezuelan Salomón Rondón scored in the 55th minute to keep the Liga MX stars in the contest, but Brazilian Ivan Anderson, the playmaker for FC Cincinnati, restored the two-goal margin for MLS in the same minute, shortly before German star Thomas Müller, playing for Vancouver, entered the pitch.

The MLS All-Stars needed that comfortable lead, as Argentine Jose Baradad added excitement by scoring for the Liga MX side in stoppage time.

The win extended MLS’s unbeaten streak in this mid-season exhibition match against Liga MX to four wins and one loss.

Veteran Argentine Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul were excused from the match due to fatigue after leading their national team to the World Cup final, where the 2022 champions lost 1-0 to Spain.