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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] “Bull” Hee-chan Hwang (25) started and played the ground for 79 minutes, and Wolverhampton scored the winning goal in extra time in the second half and suffered a painful defeat.
Wolverhampton lost 1-0 to Liverpool in the 14th round of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2021-22 season held at Molyne Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 5th (Korean time).
On this day, Hwang Hee-chan took charge of the front line of the attack along with Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore. Wolverhampton came out with a counterattack tactic that focused on defense and connected passes when the opportunity occurred.
Hwang Hee-chan was looking for an opportunity as Hwang Hee-chan worked diligently in the front. In the second half, when a long pass passed, he concentrated on digging into space and creating counterattack opportunities.
However, as the whole team played the game with emphasis on defense, there were no shooting opportunities for Hwang Hee-chan. He intermittently grabbed the ball from the flank and tried to break through, but it was not enough to break through Liverpool’s defense on his own.
On that day, while all three Wolverhampton strikers failed to shoot, Hwang Hee-chan was substituted for Joao Moutinho in the 34th minute of the second half, and the game ended early.
After the match, ‘Whoscored.com’ in England gave it a rating of 6.4. It was the highest rating among the three attackers. Traore scored 6.3 points and Jimenez 5.8 points. Among the Wolverhampton players, Rayan Ait-Nuri, who played as a left wing midfielder, received the highest evaluation with a score of 7.4.
Wolverhampton, who faced tight 0-0 until Hwang Hee-chan was substituted, succeeded in holding on without a goal until just before the end of the second half. In the 16th minute of the second half, the goalkeeper rushed forward and tried to handle the ball, but failed and the goal was empty. However, defender Conor Cody, who was guarding the goal, blocked a shot from Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, and the crisis was over.
However, Wolverhampton conceded a painful goal in extra time in the second half. Divock Origi, who received a pass from Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, calmly shook the Wolverhampton net with a turning shot in the 94th minute of the second half. As soon as the goal was scored, the Wolverhampton players sat on the ground. After a while, the final whistle blew and the two teams were divided.
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