▲ Wolverhampton Hwang Hee-chan is beating opposing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the home game against Everton in the 20th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL) season held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 31st. Reuters Yonhap News Hwang Hee-chan, who completed the 2023 English Premier League (EPL) schedule with two consecutive offensive points and his team Wolverhampton’s third consecutive win, will join Klinsmann to participate in the Asian Cup.
Wolverhampton won 3-0 in the home game against Everton in the 20th round of the 2023-24 EPL season held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 31st. With three consecutive wins since the match against Chelsea on the 24th, they maintained 11th place, tied with 28 points with Chelsea in 10th place in the league, and only 4 points behind the goal difference.
Hwang Hee-chan, who was substituted in the match against Brentford on the 28th due to back pain in extra time in the first half, was named to the starting lineup and led the attack. Even after wasting a 1-on-1 opportunity with Matheus Cunha’s pass during a counterattack in the 6th minute of the first half, he stirred up the Everton camp with his fast speed and bold dribbling.
Attack points were also recorded. In the 8th minute of the second half with a 1-0 lead, Hwang Hee-chan received Pablo Sarabia’s penetrating pass by digging into the right side of the opponent’s penalty box, drew the goalkeeper in, and then assisted Cunha’s goal with a right-footed cross. Cunha, who scored without any defensive interference, expressed his gratitude with open arms and shared his joy with Hwang Hee-chan. ▲ Wolverhampton Hwang Hee-chan’s home match against Everton in the 20th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL) season held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 31st. He is celebrating with Mateusz Cunha, who scored the team’s second goal with his assist in the game. Reuters Yonhap News Hwang Hee-chan did not miss the opponent’s mistake in the 14th minute of the second half and stole the ball and advanced to the left side. He then completely missed James Tarkowski with a left-footed shooting motion and then hit a right-footed shot, which hit the goalpost and swallowed his regret. In the 26th minute of the second half, he curled the ball with his left foot inside the penalty box and placed it accurately in the left corner of the goal, but it was ruled offside.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored multiple goals in the 19th round against Brentford and completed double-digit scoring (10 goals) in his first season since his debut in England, even added his third assist of the season. Wolverhampton also maintained its upward trend with Maximilian Kilman scoring his first goals of the season in the 25th minute of the first half and Craig Dawson scoring his first goals of the season in the 16th minute of the second half.
Hwang Hee-chan will happily complete the 2023 EPL schedule and participate in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, which will be held from January 12 to February 10 next year. Excluding Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who is playing in the French League Super Cup, overseas players are scheduled to join the national team that left the day before at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the training camp, on January 2nd.
Regarding Hwang Hee-chan’s call-up to the national team after the game against Everton, Wolverhampton coach Gary O’Neill said, “The situation will be difficult due to the departure of key players, but we will continue to try our best until the end of the season.” He added, “There are doubts about whether we can continue to achieve good results even without Hwang Hee-chan. There may be. He emphasized, “I will develop so that I can go even higher.”
Reporter Seo Jin-sol
2023-12-31 03:16:12
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