Son Heung-min recorded his 12th MLS assist of the season, but LAFC lost 3-1 at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
The 34-year-old forward played the full match at Sporting Park as LAFC fell from third to sixth in the Western Conference with 40 points from 11 wins, seven draws and eight losses.
Son started at center forward, flanked by Armindo Sieb and Denis Bouanga. LAFC fell behind in the 17th minute when Andre Luis scored, and Taylor Calheira doubled Kansas City’s lead in the 31st.
Son helped set up Bouanga’s goal two minutes into the second half. Receiving the ball in a central position in the attacking half, he passed to Jacob Shaffelburg on the left, whose cross found Bouanga for the finish. MLS credits both the player who supplies the final pass and the player who sets up that pass with assists.
But Kansas City restored its two-goal advantage through Jacob Bartlett in the 71st minute, sealing LAFC’s defeat.
Son, who also has five league goals this season, moved into a three-way tie for second in assists with Minnesota United’s Joaquin Pereyra and Dallas’ Joaquin Valente, all with 12. Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi leads with 13.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
