Correspondent Lee Eui-jin = National striker 먹튀검증 Hwang Hee-chan, who plays for Wolverhampton in the English Premier League (EPL), scored a goal within a minute after stepping on the ground in the ‘return from injury’.
Hwang Hee-chan tasted a goal in the league seven months after the opening of this season, but Wolverhampton lost in the game.
Wolverhampton lost 1-2 in an away game in the 27th round of the 2022-2023 EPL against Newcastle United held at St. James Park in Newcastle, England on the 13th (Korean time).
Hwang Hee-chan, who injured his hamstring in a home game against Liverpool on the 5th of last month, was returning for the first time in a month.
Hwang Hee-chan came on as a substitute for Daniel Podense in the 24th minute of the second half when the team was trailing 0-1, and 1 minute after stepping on the grass, he snatched the ball that the opposing defender had failed to clear properly and pushed it into the goal.
Hwang Hee-chan, who was trying to break through the dense defense, threw a pass to Raul Jimenez in the penalty arc and rushed into the penalty box.
Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier tried to kick the ball that bounced off Jiminez’s foot, but the kick missed and flowed back to the center, and Hwang Hee-chan kicked it in without delay.
It was Hwang Hee-chan’s first goal in the regular league this season, which broke out in the game he stepped on the ground for the 18th time.
Hwang Hee-chan, who started the season with an attack point by helping in the opening game of the EPL, had no goals in the league after that.
This is the goal scored in the regular league 381 days after the away game against Arsenal on February 25 last year.
With this, Hwang Hee-chan has scored two goals this season, including the FA Cup. Hwang Hee-chan scored 5 goals in the official match last season.
With the news of the goal after a long time, Hwang Hee-chan shook off his heartache following a chronic hamstring injury.
Hwang Hee-chan, who missed about two months due to a hamstring injury in December 2021, also suffered from a left hamstring injury at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the beginning of the tournament.
When he had a problem with his right hamstring last month, he returned home and received treatment for a quick recovery.
Whoscored.com, a football statistics media, gave Hwang Hee-chan a rating of 6.78. This is the fourth highest rating among 16 players who participated.
After giving up the opening goal to Alexander Isak in the 26th minute of the first half, Wolverhampton equalized with Hwang Hee-chan’s comeback goal, but collapsed in the 35th minute of the second half when Newcastle striker Miguel Almiron gave the winning goal.
Wolverhampton (7 wins, 6 draws, 27 points), which failed to maintain the momentum of catching Tottenham, played by Son Heung-min on the 5th, stayed in 13th place with its 14th loss of the season.
Newcastle (11 wins, 11 draws, 3 losses, 44 points), which ended its losing streak, was in 5th place, 4 points behind Tottenham (48 points) in 4th place.
