Neto’s second-half assist sets up Villa opener
Tied for fourth in league goals with Salah-Bojan, behind Son Heung-min
South Korea international striker Hwang Hee-chan
(Wolverhampton) scored his sixth goal of the season, becoming the first player in club history to score in five consecutive games.
Wolverhampton earned a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa in the 2023-2024 English Professional Soccer
Premier League (EPL) at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, on Aug. 8. Wolverhampton is 14th
in the league with two wins, two draws, and four losses.
Hwang Hee-chan
Scored the team’s first goal on the day. Playing as the second ‘3’ in a 3-4-3 formation alongside Mateusz
Cunha and Pedro Neto, Hwang found the Villa goal.
They harassed the opposition defense throughout the first half. At the start of the second half, he suffered
an injury. In the third minute of the second half, he was hit in the face with an elbow during a contest
with an opponent. The impact was enough to make his nose bleed. He played on with a tissue in his nose to stop the bleeding.
Injury fighting spirit shines through Hwang Hee-chan opened the scoring in the eighth minute of the
second half, assisted by Netou. It was a goal that stood out for its composure. It was his third consecutive
goal and sixth of the season (fifth in the league).
It was also a goal that made history for Wolverhampton, according to Opta, which specializes in statistics
on the 9th. “Hwang became the first Wolverhampton player to be directly involved in a goal in five EPL home games,” Opta said.
Starting with his goal against Everton (1-1) on May 20, his last home game of the season, Hwang has now
scored in five consecutive home matches, including against Brighton (1-4 L), Liverpool (1-3 L), 카지노사이
트랭크 Manchester City (2-1 W), and today’s game.
After eight rounds, Hwang is the league’s top scorer, behind Elling Holland (Man City – 8 goals) and tied
for second behind Alexander Isaac (Newcastle) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham – 6+). He is tied for fourth
in league scoring with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Jarrod Bojan (West Ham) with five goals.
Statistical outlet Fourscore.com also recognized Hwang’s performance, giving him a rating of 7.7, the highest in the league.
It wasn’t enough to win the game.
Wolverhampton conceded an equalizer in the 10th minute of the second half to defender Pau Torres. He
went down again in the 41st minute and was eventually substituted, but walked off himself, confirming that the injury was not serious.
Hwang’s attention now turns to the October A matches, as he was called up by head coach Jürgen
Klinsmann and will join the Paju National Training Center (NFC) on September 9.
Klinsmann’s
Men will play their first match of October against Tunisia at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Oct. 13, before facing Vietnam at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Oct. 17. 고스톱