Son Heung-min made an prompt influence on his LAFC debut, coming off the bench to win a penalty as his new aspect drew 2-2 with Chicago Fireplace within the MLS on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, who featured simply days after leaving Tottenham for a reported MLS-record of £19.5m, got here on for the final half an hour of the match and was introduced down within the field because the Los Angeles membership rescued a degree late on.
Carlos Teran had given Chicago the lead however Ryan Hollingshead levelled issues up earlier than the 20-minute mark.
Jonathan Bamba then restored the Fireplace’s lead earlier than Son was fouled within the space by Teran as he sprinted onto the top of a by way of ball with lower than 10 minutes remaining.
The penalty was awarded following a VAR test and Denis Bouanga dispatched the spot-kick to make sure each groups received a share of the factors.
“It was an ideal go and there was undoubtedly contact and it was undoubtedly a penalty, little question about it,” Son mentioned after the match.
“A bit upset not getting three factors however I believe everyone put in quite a lot of effort, glad I made my debut and I hope the objectives come quickly.”
Forward of LAFC’s subsequent sport towards New England Revolution subsequent weekend, the ahead mentioned he could be working laborious to function from the beginning.
“I’m preparing and it was an honest half-hour in my legs preparing for subsequent week,” he added.
“So we’ll see how I progress within the coaching periods and with the gamers and we’ll see if subsequent week I can begin the sport and make a big effect.”
Son spent a decade at Spurs, making 454 appearances for the north London membership and scoring scoring 173 objectives after becoming a member of from Bayer Leverkusen for £22 million in 2015.
The South Korea celebrity made his closing look for Spurs of their 1-1 preseason draw towards Newcastle in Seoul and acquired a guard of honour upon being substituted within the sixty fifth minute.
