Hwang Hee-chan (26), who plays for Wolverhampton in the English Premier League (EPL), wrote the first assist and contributed to the team’s victory.
This is Hwang Hee-chan’s first EPL help, who played in Germany and advanced to England in August last year wearing a Wolverhampton jersey.
According to Yonhap News, Hwang Hee-chan assisted Raul Jimenez’s opening goal in the 13th minute of the 2021-2022 EPL Round 19 match once morest Watford at Molyne Stadium in Wolverhampton, England on the 11th (Korean time).
Including the previous 5 goals, Hwang Hee-chan’s attack points accumulated at Wolverhampton this season increased to 6 (5 goals and 1 assist).
Hwang Hee-chan injured his hamstring during the 17th round of the league match once morest Brighton & Hove Albion in December of last year, and returned to play as a substitute in the 25th round once morest Tottenham on the 13th of last month.
In the last three games, he started in a row, and especially in the 28th round once morest Crystal Palace on the 6th, he played his first full-time following returning.
In his performance, Wolverhampton defeated Watford 4-0 and escaped from their last three league losses, placing them in 8th place (43 points).
Watford stayed in 19th place (19 points) in the relegation zone.
Hwang Hee-chan, who formed a starting offensive line with Jimenez and Daniel Fodens, jointly scored the winning goal with Jimenez in the 13th minute of the match.
Hwang Hee-chan, who received Jimenez’s pass, dug into the left side of the penalty area and sent a low cross, and Jimenez finished with his left foot.
Wolverhampton continued the momentum by adding a point from an own goal in the 18th minute of the first half.
On the left side of the goal area, Rajan Ait-Nuri was hit by Watford striker Cucho Hernandez’s foot as he tried to cut the ball he had connected to a teammate and entered the net.
Wolverhampton scored another goal in three minutes, putting the key to the game early.
Opposing goalkeeper Ben Foster, who was regarding to return a backpass following receiving a backpass from his teammate, fell once near the right line of the penalty area and got up.
Goalkeeper Foster had no choice but to watch the ball go into the goal while returning to goal.
Hwang Hee-chan was substituted for Pedro Neto in the 16th minute of the second half when the team maintained a relaxed lead by three goals.
Afterwards, Wolverhampton won a great victory with a goal from Hubeng Neves in the 40th minute of the second half.
After the match, WhoScore.com, which specializes in soccer statistics, gave Hwang Hee-chan a score of 7.4, the third highest in the team.
