A sold-out crowd at BMO Stadium came to celebrate Son Heung-Min long-awaited home debut for LAFC. Instead, San Diego FC made sure the night belonged to them.
Major League Soccer’s newest club silenced the buzz and stunned the hosts with a 2-1 comeback victory on Sunday, leaving thousands of Black & Gold supporters heading home in frustration.
“Impacting the flow of the game was going to be really important,” head coach Mikey Varas said afterward. “They’re a top team. We knew the environment was going to be tough, Son’s first home game, so there was going to be a lot of electricity around this game…
“In these games, you’ve got to be ruthless in both boxes. It’s not just about attacking plays, but it’s also about making big blocks, big defensive actions. And if you think you’re not going to have to do that, you’re not going to win very often.”
A sold-out crowd at BMO Stadium came to celebrate Son Heung-Min‘s anticipated home debut for LAFC.
San Diego FC crashed the party.
Major League Soccer’s newest team sent that raucous crowd home in disappointment on Sunday night with a 2-1 comeback victory.
“Impacting the flow of the game was going to be really important,” explained head coach Mikey Varas postgame. “They’re a top team. We knew the environment was going to be tough, Son’s first home game, so there was going to be a lot of electricity around this game…
“In these games, you’ve got to be ruthless in both boxes. It’s not just about attacking plays, but it’s also about making big blocks, big defensive actions. And if you think you’re not going to have to do that, you’re not going to win very often.”
