Wolverhampton Wanderers Fall to Manchester United Despite Hwang Hee-chan’s Efforts

[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hoon = Wolverhampton Wanderers fought well against Manchester United, but lost as they could not overcome the difference in decision power. Hwang Hee-chan, who played as a substitute, struggled by moving as actively as possible in the attacking area, but could not prevent defeat.

Wolverhampton lost 0-2 in the 2022-2023 season English Premier League (EPL) round 36 away match against Manchester United held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 11:00 pm (Korean time) on the 13th.

With this defeat, Wolverhampton remained at 13th place (11 wins, 7 draws, 18 losses, 40 points) on the leaderboard while the season’s third two-game winning streak failed. On the other hand, Man United escaped from the swamp of two consecutive losses and kept a stable 4th place (20 wins, 6 draws, 9 losses, 66 points). Naturally, the possibility of advancing to the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) has increased.

Hwang Hee-chan was put in as a substitute at the start of the second half. During the 45 minutes, he recorded 2 shots, 2 successful dribble breakthroughs, and 2 ball contest victories, trying to create the most threatening scene. However, it was not enough for him to overturn the game alone.

Wolverhampton came out with a 4-4-2 formation. Diego Costa and Matheus Cunha played as a two-top. Pedro Neto, Mario Lemina, Ruben Neves and Matheus Nunes kept their backs. Totti Gomes, Maximilian Kilman, Craig Dawson and Nelson Semedo formed the defensive line. The goalkeeper was Daniel Bentley.

Manchester United came out in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Anthony Martial was in the forefront. Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandez and Anthony were in the second line. Christian Eriksen and Casemiro formed the midfield. The back four consisted of Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Rafael Baran and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The goalkeeper’s gloves were worn by David de Gea.

Wolverhampton swept his chest. In the 30th minute of the first half, Shaw’s cross was accurately connected to the front of the goal, and Anthony, who penetrated, jumped high in exquisite positioning and hit his head, but hit the ground as it deviated over the top of the goal post.

In the end, Wolverhampton, who was shaken, dedicated the first run. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Anthony, who received Bruno’s penetrating pass, raised a ground ball cross as soon as he saw goalkeeper Bentley come out, and Martial, who was in front of the goal, calmly pushed it into the empty goal post.

Wolverhampton faced a crisis once again. In the 42nd minute of the first half, in the corner kick situation, Kunya made a mistake in the process of kicking it with his head and almost led to an own goal, but Bentley goalkeeper managed to block it. The first half ended with the score trailing 0-1.

Wolverhampton made a change at halftime. Heechan Hwang was put in without Nettu. Then, in the 17th minute of the second half, Gomes and Cunha came out, and Daniel Podense and Hugo Bueno entered. However, while showing a lack of decisiveness in the attack, he was unable to produce a threat scene to speak of.

To turn the monks back to the origin, Wolverhampton made the last match. In the 30th minute of the second half, Adama Traore was put in instead of Lemina to increase the number of attacks, and 3 minutes later, Costa went out and Raul Jimenez stepped on the ground. After that, he continued to attack slowly with the initiative, but had difficulty entering the penalty box.

Wolverhampton was hit by a crisis. In the 30th and 37th minutes of the second half, Sancho and Casemiro each hit sharp shots, but goalkeeper Bentley showed amazing reflexes and cleared them all. In extra time in the second half, Anthony’s powerful shot was once again blocked by goalkeeper Bentley.

Wolverhampton, who could not make a decision even after going on a wave, collapsed in a counterattack. In the second half of extra time, Alejandro Garnacho, who received Bruno’s forward pass, dug into the gate in an instant and calmly cut the net. In the end, the final whistle blew and they lost 0-2.