ShareThere was no Lionel Messi in the MLS All-Star Game, but Son Heung-min came to the fore in a 4-3 victory for Dean Smith's lineup.Son Heung-min scored twice as an MLS XI earned a thrilling 4-3 victory over their Liga MX counterparts in Wednesday's All-Star Game in Charlotte. Son only played the first 34 minutes for the MLS All-Stars, who counted Thomas Muller among their substitutes and were coached by former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith, but the former Tottenham forward made a big impact in his time on the field.It was the Liga MX All-Stars that struck first as Matt Freese failed to keep out Luis Gabriel Rey's back-post header in the ninth minute, with Son and Hany Mukhtar then going close as the MLS side sought a swift response.And two goals in the space of three minutes from Son flipped the scoreline. He slipped an angled finish beneath Carlos Acevedo after taking in Carles Gil's pass in the 20th minute, then thumped the same player's cross home from the very next attack.The first set of substitutions saw Son replaced by the Houston Dynamo's Guilherme, and it was his blocked attempt that led to the next goal in the 42nd minute, with Philip Zinckernagel finding the net on the follow-up.The Liga MX All-Stars had hope of a fightback when Salomon Rondon pounced on Nathan Silva's near-post flick 10 minutes into the second half, but Evander quickly restored the MLS team's two-goal lead when he picked out the bottom-right corner.A VAR intervention saw the Liga MX All-Stars denied a penalty after Jackson Ragen slid in on Rondon, and though they spent much of the remaining time on top with substitute MLS goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau making several good saves, they were restricted to one late consolation goal from Jose Paradela.Son steps up in Messi absence Lionel Messi may have been absent from a second straight edition of the All-Star Game, having recently led Argentina to the World Cup final, but the crowd at Bank of America Stadium were still entertained.Wednesday's match was the highest-scoring MLS All-Star Game since Manchester United beat an MLS lineup 5-2 in the 2010 edition.The MLS All-Stars were clinical as they scored four times from their 13 shots, which amounted to 2.01 expected goals. The Liga MX All-Stars, meanwhile, had 25 attempts with a total xG value of 2.68.Crepeau was one of the star performers, making six saves to restrict the Liga MX All-Stars despite the Canadian only entering the fray in the 63rd minute.But Son stole the headlines with his brace, and he also led all players on the MLS side for shots (five), shots inside the area (four), shots on target (three) and xG (0.71).There was no Lionel Messi in the MLS All-Star Game, but Son Heung-min came to the fore in a 4-3 victory for Dean Smith's lineup.Son Heung-min scored twice as an MLS XI earned a thrilling 4-3 victory over their Liga MX counterparts in Wednesday's All-Star Game in Charlotte. Son only played the first 34 minutes for the MLS All-Stars, who counted Thomas Muller among their substitutes and were coached by former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith, but the former Tottenham forward made a big impact in his time on the field.It was the Liga MX All-Stars that struck first as Matt Freese failed to keep out Luis Gabriel Rey's back-post header in the ninth minute, with Son and Hany Mukhtar then going close as the MLS side sought a swift response.And two goals in the space of three minutes from Son flipped the scoreline. He slipped an angled finish beneath Carlos Acevedo after taking in Carles Gil's pass in the 20th minute, then thumped the same player's cross home from the very next attack.The first set of substitutions saw Son replaced by the Houston Dynamo's Guilherme, and it was his blocked attempt that led to the next goal in the 42nd minute, with Philip Zinckernagel finding the net on the follow-up.The Liga MX All-Stars had hope of a fightback when Salomon Rondon pounced on Nathan Silva's near-post flick 10 minutes into the second half, but Evander quickly restored the MLS team's two-goal lead when he picked out the bottom-right corner.A VAR intervention saw the Liga MX All-Stars denied a penalty after Jackson Ragen slid in on Rondon, and though they spent much of the remaining time on top with substitute MLS goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau making several good saves, they were restricted to one late consolation goal from Jose Paradela.Son steps up in Messi absence Lionel Messi may have been absent from a second straight edition of the All-Star Game, having recently led Argentina to the World Cup final, but the crowd at Bank of America Stadium were still entertained.Wednesday's match was the highest-scoring MLS All-Star Game since Manchester United beat an MLS lineup 5-2 in the 2010 edition.The MLS All-Stars were clinical as they scored four times from their 13 shots, which amounted to 2.01 expected goals. The Liga MX All-Stars, meanwhile, had 25 attempts with a total xG value of 2.68.Crepeau was one of the star performers, making six saves to restrict the Liga MX All-Stars despite the Canadian only entering the fray in the 63rd minute.But Son stole the headlines with his brace, and he also led all players on the MLS side for shots (five), shots inside the area (four), shots on target (three) and xG (0.71).