LAFC completed its trip to Foxborough, Mass., with a methodical 2-0 win over the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium Saturday night. Forward Son Heung-Min made his first start for the Black & Gold after signing last week from English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. The South Korean legend played a role in both LAFC goals, including his first assist for his new club.
The win placed LAFC’s record at 11W-6L-7D in MLS play (40 points), good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. By weekend's end, LAFC will still have two games in hand on each of the top four clubs.
Following a scoreless first half with minimal chances from either side, LAFC’s breakthrough goal came seconds after its best opportunity of the evening to that point. Timmy Tillman played Son into the middle of the attacking third as they surged through the midfield together, with Son blasting a left-footed shot that fizzed just past the left post. Tillman’s pressure on the ensuing goal kick created a giveaway that found Son before it drifted to midfielder Mark Delgado advancing alone down the middle of the pitch. Delgado’s well-placed right-footed hit found the top corner past leaping Revs goalkeeper Matt Turner to give LAFC a 1-0 lead.
New England threw numbers forward seeking the equalizer, which led to LAFC’s second goal. Son dribbled into the Revs’ exposed middle in the fourth minute of stoppage time before selflessly passing to second-half substitute Mathieu Choiniére on the left channel. The Canadian midfielder’s first-time finish marked his first goal for LAFC, and Son’s first assist—both players having just joined the Black & Gold within the last three weeks.
LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made five saves on the night, including a sprawling effort in the 87th minute, to secure the 2-0 win and post his ninth clean sheet of the 2025 regular season.
LAFC will be back in action on Saturday, August 23, when the club visits FC Dallas. That game is scheduled to kick off at 5:30 p.m. PT and can be seen live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, with radio coverage available on 710 AM ESPN, the ESPN LA app, and 980 AM La Mera Mera.
