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NYCFC vs LAFC: Son Heung-min hits woodwork late as LAFC fail to confirm postseason spot
This is MLS highlights of NYCFC vs LAFC. The commentary focuses on the opening free-kick goal, Nico Fernandez's dangerous delivery, and Son Heung-min's late chance that hit the woodwork; LAFC are unable to confirm postseason soccer that night.
- The opening goal was always going to need a moment of magic, and that moment just arrived — A free kick was bent in for the player's first MLS goal.
- That goal might be one of the biggest of their season so far — Nico Fernandez's in-swinging delivery had pace and curl, a defender lost his man, and the ball ended up in the net.
- It may now be LAFC's turn to threaten in front of goal — Son Heung-min drove closer to goal, had a shot saved, and then sent another effort wide.
- Son Heung-min rushed that chance and was very unlucky — He had a late sight of goal and hit the woodwork before the ball went wide, missing by inches.
- LAFC will not be able to confirm postseason soccer tonight — The final whistle went after Son Heung-min failed to score from close range in a game decided by inches.
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The meeting of the mega markets where the expectation is success can either take a big step forward on a gargantuan evening in major league soccer. O'Neal scrambling away. Here is Son turns and drives it forward and goes down under the challenge. Referee immediately giving a yellow card in the way. >> Is this the moment for LFC? WA. >> [cheering] >> WELL, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT OF MAGIC TO FIND THE OPENING GOAL OF THIS GAME AND WE'VE JUST WITNESSED IT IN THE SHAPE OF A FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER GOAL FROM LAO VULTA. >> The free kick. The Finnish international steps up, strikes it up and down. Watch the bend goes outside. >> It's Fernandez Macau with the ball in headed towards Gardin. >> [cheering] >> Well, THIS TIME THEY HAVE THEIR MOMENTS. THIS TIME THEY HAVE THEIR GOAL AND IT MIGHT JUST BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST GOALS OF THEIR SEASON THUS FAR. >> Watch the in swinging ball from Nico Fernandez Marau and has the pace and the curl. Anything on that going to be dangerous and Shaffleberg loses the man. Plenty of it put in the back of the net. >> Space man move now for Son. Getting closer and closer to goal. IT'S SANJUN MEN into the grasp of Matt Fes. >> Give him a little bit more life driving with the ball at his feet. We'll cut back to try and shape this with the left foot to the far post. It's good read there from Freeze. Lovely angle of it. >> Perhaps it's the turn of LA in front of goal. IT'S SHINMAN SON. THAT'S THE LOOK AND BACK TOWARDS GOAL AND WIDE. SON COMING WITHIN AN INCH AND Wolfe unable to control and it's cleared away up the field for Son. Perhaps it's the turn of LA in front of goal. IT'S SHINMAN SON [screaming] OFF THE WOODWORK AND BACK TOWARDS GOAL AND WIDE. [cheering] SON COMING WITHIN AN INCH. [cheering] And my word, what a chance in the dying embers of the game. >> This is so good from young men's son. Just it off in a hurry. And this is just so unlucky. >> AND WITH THAT GOES THE FINAL WHISTLE. It came down to the very last moment. IT CAME DOWN TO A MATTER OF INCHES. Shunmanson in front of goal unable to find goal and LAFC won't be able to complete their goal of confirming postseason football tonight. >> [music]