[인터풋볼] Reporter Dong-Hyun Nam = Wolverhampton beat West Ham and moved up the ranks thanks to Jimenez’s winning goal. Hwang Hee-chan started and played 86 minutes.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated West Ham United 1-0 in the 11th round of the ‘2021-22 season English Premier League (EPL)’ held at Molyne Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 21st at 0:00 (Korean time). With this, Wolverhampton are in sixth place with 19 points, while West Ham are in third place with 23 points.
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Home team Wolverhampton played in a 3-4-3 formation. Hwang Hee-chan, Jimenez and Podense played as three-tops, while Ait Nouri, Moutinho, Neves and Semedo formed the midfield line. Sys, Cody, and Kilman worked together on the defensive line, and the goalkeeper’s gloves were worn by Jose Saga.
The away team West Ham faced off in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Antonio took on the front-line one-top, and Ben Lamar, Fornals, and Bowen applied in the second line. Rice and Susek paired up in midfield, while Creswell, Zuma, Dawson and Johnson built the defense. The goal was kept by Fabiansky.
[전반전] Jimenez misses one-on-one chance and ends 0-0 without scoring
West Ham took the first chance. In the 11th minute of the first half, Creswell’s cross was crossed by Bowen as a free header from inside the box, but it went just past the goal. In the 12th minute of the first half, Susek attempted a shot from long range, but it went straight to the goalkeeper.
Wolverhampton counterattacked. In the 27th minute of the first half, Ait Nouri, who came up overlapping, tried to cross into the box, and Semedo made a shot, but it was missed. In the 28th minute of the first half, Hwang Hee-chan’s cross was hit by a West Ham defender’s arm, but the referee did not recognize it as a handball foul.
Wolverhampton missed a crucial opportunity. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Jimenez received an exquisite lob pass from Neves and had a one-on-one chance with the keeper, but the shot went wide. West Ham did not create any attacking chances and the first half ended 0-0 without a goal.
[후반전] Jimenez’s winning goal, Wolverhampton win
At the start of the second half, Wolverhampton threatened West Ham’s goal. In the 2nd minute of the second half, Podense fired a low mid-range shot from the front of the arc area, but it was blocked by Fabianski’s save. Wolverhampton continued to push, and eventually scored the first goal. In the 12th minute of the second half, Podense posted a ground cross from the right flank, and Jimenez calmly finished it off with a right-footed shot to shake the net.
After giving up the lead, West Ham made a substitution. In the 15th minute of the second half, Fornals were removed and Rancini was put in to make a change. In the 20th minute of the second half, Antonio whirled around and stripped the defense and attempted a shot from a long distance, but it went wide of the goal. In the 25th minute of the second half, Bowen’s left-footed shot also failed to reach the goal.
West Ham once again played a replacement card. In the 26th minute of the second half, Benrama and Bowen left and Yarmolenko and Blasic stepped on the ground. Wolverhampton also took the substitution. In the 31st minute of the second half, Traore was put in instead of Podense, who recorded a doeum, and in the 41st minute of the second half, Hwang Hee-chan was removed and Dendonker was added to strengthen the defense.
At the end of the second half, Wolverhampton missed another goal. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Kilman shot a second ball from a free-kick chance, but it went over the crossbar. West Ham went all-out to score an equalizer. However, the match ended in a 1-0 win for Wolverhampton as they could not open the goal for Wolverhampton in the end.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (1): Jimenez (12th minute)
West Ham United (0): –
