CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 鈥� Son Heung-min scored two goals in a three-minute span in the first half off assists from Carles Gil to propel the MLS All-Stars past the LIGA MX All-Stars 4-3 in Wednesday night鈥檚 Major League Soccer All-Star Game.
The Los Angeles Football Club forward celebrated both goals with his 鈥� mimicking holding an old-fashioned camera, framing the shot with his fingers and then pretending to snap a picture.
Chicago Fire鈥檚 Philip Zinckernagel and FC Cincinnati鈥檚 Evander da Silva Ferreira also scored for the MLS All-Stars in front of 35,197 at Bank of America Stadium.
Luis Gabriel Rey sent a running header off a free kick past Matt Freese, the United States men鈥檚 national team goalkeeper, 10 minutes into the game to give Liga MX a 1-0 lead.
Then Son took over.
The LAFC forward fielded a pass from Gil on the left side of the pitch, settled the ball and past a diving Carlos Acevedo to even the score at the 20-minute mark.
Son gave MLS the lead for good just moments later when Gil hustled to stop the ball from going out of play and fired a pass back in front of the goal. Son in the back of the net.
Zinckernagel made it 3-1 MLS in the 42nd minute when he .
Liga MX got to within 3-2 early in the second half on a goal by Salomon Rondon, before Ferreira鈥檚 goal in the 58th minute gave MLS some cushion. Jose Pardela added a late goal in extra time for LIGA MX to make it 4-3.
Messi sits out after Argentina鈥檚 deep run in World Cup
MLS鈥� biggest star, Lionel Messi of Inter Miami, did not play.
Messi was not at the game after Argentina made a deep run in the World Cup before falling to Spain in the finals. Messi has 12 goals and eight assists for Inter Miami at the All-Star break.
He and teammate Rodrigo De Paul received an excused absence from Major League Soccer.
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