Hwang Hee-chan (26) unfortunately missed his first goal of the season by missing a penalty kick, but his team, Wolverhampton Wanderers, won the Carabao Cup (League Cup) 3rd round (round 32) ticket.
English Premier League (EPL) Wolverhampton defeated Preston Northend of the second division 2-1 in the second round home match of the 2022-2023 season held at Molyne Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 24th (Korea time).
Since the start of the Premier League this season, Wolverhampton has dropped to 18th place with only 1 draw and 2 losses in 3 games, and won their first win of the new season.
Hwang Hee-chan, who started as a striker along with Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez, ran around the ground for 62 minutes.
Jimenez’s goal in the 8th minute gave Wolverhampton the lead.
Jimenez, seeing an opportunity at the doorstep, hit a cross from the left flank and shook the net.
Traore’s fantastic left foot shot in the 29th minute gave Wolverhampton a 2-0 lead.
Traore, who entered the penalty area by exchanging a 2-1 pass with Nelson Semedo, flew into the air while trapping, and a left-footed non-stop shot was sucked into the top corner of the goal.
Hwang Hee-chan also took a penalty kick in extra time in the first half, creating a great opportunity.
However, Hwang Hee-chan’s shot as the direct kicker was blocked by the goalkeeper, which swallowed the disappointment.
Preston pursued a goal from Ben Woodburn in the third minute of the second half.
Afterwards, Hwang Hee-chan was replaced with Gonzalo Geds, a Portuguese striker from Valencia (Spain), who joined the team this summer, in the 17th minute of the second half.
Wolverhampton managed to score two goals in the first half and ended the game with a 2-1 win.
Whoscore.com, a soccer statistics site, gave Hwang Hee-chan a rating of 6.61, the lowest among the attacking teams who started.
Jimenez and Traore, who started the scoring, received ratings of 7.26 and 7.43, respectively.
The highest score in Wolverhampton went to Rajan Eindnuri (8.13), who scored three key passes during the game.
Hwang Hee-chan is aiming for his first goal of the season in the EPL round 4 home match once morest Newcastle United on the 28th.
/yunhap news
