San Diego FC beats LAFC 2-1 as Son Heung-min fails to score in debut

San Diego FC spoiled Son Heungmin's long‑awaited home debut, handing Los Angeles FC a 2-1 defeat Sunday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Anders Dreyer scored the winner in the 66th minute after LAFC had taken an early lead from Denis Bouanga, and Hirving Lozano had equalized for the visitors before halftime.

Bouanga opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a chipped volley from inside the box after a long, searching pass from teenager David Martínez. Lozano drew San Diego level in the 33rd with a strike from the middle of the area. Dreyer slipped behind LAFC's defense and converted a left-footed finish in the 66th to put the Western Conference leaders ahead, and San Diego held on despite a late LAFC surge that produced several gilt-edged chances but no equalizer. CJ Dos Santos made three key saves for San Diego, including a diving stop on Son in stoppage time, and the visitors ran their unbeaten run to six MLS matches.

Son, who signed from Tottenham in a reported MLS-record deal of about 26.5 million dollars, received a rapturous welcome from a sellout crowd and was at the center of much of LAFC's second-half pressure. He struck the post in the 78th minute and forced saves...