LOS ANGELES (AP) – Son Hyun Min remained frustrated and disappointed after his long-awaited home debut for Los Angeles FC 2-1 defeat to San Diego FC Sunday night.
And while the new and longtime legions of fans of the Korean superstar couldn’t see the goals from the heroes and team victory at BMO Stadium, after at least a little more time, they got a glimpse into the appetite potential of their son’s new team.
“We couldn’t wait for this night, and I feel like we’ve disappointed the fans,” my son said after his first defeat in four games against LAFC. “But we have to lift our heads and (keep) up and accept this outcome. We will move forward, work hard and go back stronger than ever.”
My son finished with two shots on the net, finishing with some strong offensive moments, mainly after halftime.
The most painful moment came when my son screamed at the post in the 78th minute. He also forced goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos to leave his feet.
However, his son couldn’t finish his chances and his team couldn’t meet in the second half after San Diego stars Heiling Rozano and Anders Drayer erased the early lead created by Dennis Banga’s 15-minute LAFC goal.
As a result, LAFC is 15 points behind the San Diego expansion, with LAFC having three games in hand, while San Diego was fifth.
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The crowd cried out for his son the moment he stepped into the field to warm up in Los Angeles, where the world’s largest Koreans outside of Korea. With thousands of fans wearing his jerseys for the club and country, his son repeatedly waved at those cheering him on, and he encouraged the crowd to go crazy just before kickoff by blowing his arms.
“I was in a great stadium and I’ve had a lot of things, but today was very special,” my son said. “I feel the fans are amazing, so I’m even more upset. Today they were great because they had one goal and more than zero points. They couldn’t wait to play at home again.
After the first half was slowly disbanded only by Bouanga’s goal, LAFC finally rolled. My son and Boanga were active and dangerous in the second half, but were unable to repeatedly score many goal opportunities.
His son was unable to get a shot on target after a beautiful long pass from former Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris in the 74th minute. Boanga couldn’t believe it because he couldn’t capitalize on his own against Dos Santos in the 82nd minute.
LAFC coach Steve Cerundro said he is not disappointed by the inability to equalize the star forward and sees promising signs from his new partnership.
“Frankly, it was fantastic,” Cerundro said. “We had three away games and one home game. We created many opportunities. We both created for each other and help each other. …We are definitely creating opportunities. Sony is helping us. Tonight, we need to see the moment when we were in front of the goal.
After playing a full season for Tottenham, my son jumped straight into the LAFC lineup. Cathartic Europa League victory And a summer tour in Asia where he left the Spurs in Seoul with an emotional farewell.
His son will leave Los Angeles again this week for an international mission, but he will be back with eight games left in this tired year.
“When I come back from the national team, there’s probably a very important month of two months, so I have to push it forward,” my son said. “We’re still very excited.”
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