Hwang Hee-chan (26), who plays for England’s professional football Wolverhampton, started as a starter and played until the 36th minute of the second half, but might not prevent the team’s second consecutive defeat.
Wolverhampton lost 0-1 away to West Ham United in Round 26 of the English Premier League 2021-2022 at the London Stadium in London, England on the 27th (local time).
Wolverhampton, who lost 2-1 to Arsenal three days ago, have lost by one goal in both of their last two matches.
With 12 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses and 40 points, Wolverhampton remained in 8th place out of 20 Premier League clubs. It is two points behind 7th place Tottenham (13 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses).
On the other hand, West Ham are in fifth place with 45 points from 13 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his fifth league goal this season once morest Arsenal, was aiming to score in two games in a row, but bowed his head in defeat for the team.
The most disappointing scene came out in extra time in the first half.
Hwang Hee-chan flooded the ball that flowed out from the front of the penalty area in a pre-nuptial situation, and he made a right-footed shot, but it was slightly deflected to the right of the goal.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Declan Rice’s long-range shot hit the post, and West Ham scored the winning goal in the 14th minute of the second half.
In the penalty area, Mikhail Antonio’s short ground pass was landed by Tomasy Susek with his right foot outstretched to score the only goal of the game.
Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Raul Jimenez in the 36th minute of the second half when the team was behind 0-1.
Whoscore.com, a site specializing in soccer statistics, gave Hwang Hee-chan a rating of 6.30 on that day.
Wolverhampton will play the 27th round of the league once morest Crystal Palace on March 6th.