Los Angeles FC’s South Korean superstar Son Heung-min and Vancouver’s prized German import Thomas Mueller grabbed their first Major League Soccer goals on Saturday.
Son buried a first-half free kick in LAFC’s 1-1 draw with FC Dallas while Mueller delivered the game-winning penalty in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Whitecaps a 3-2 triumph over St. Louis City.
Son, the former Tottenham captain who signed with LAFC this month for a reported MLS record $26 million transfer fee, made his third appearance, and second start, for his new club.
Six minutes into the contest in suburban Dallas, Son took the free kick — awarded on Chris Cappis’s foul on LAFC’s Denis Bouanga — from 25 yards out.
He lofted it over the wall with enough pace to beat Dallas goalkeeper Michael