2024-02-04 00:53:09
When Son Heung-min scored a comeback goal against Australia, Hwang Hee-chan is also happy. / Park Jae-man, Sports Chosun Reporter
Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) and Hwang Hee-chan (28, Wolverhampton) are world-class goal scorers, scoring 12 goals (4th) and 10 goals (6th), respectively, on the English Premier League (EPL) stage this season.
The most notable thing the two have in common is that they were born in the same neighborhood. Both Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan were born in Hupyeong-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do. Son Heung-min naturally became the ‘son of Chuncheon’ as his father, Son Woong-Jeong, lived in Chuncheon, and Hwang Hee-chan came into the world when his father, who worked in the construction industry, was transferred to Chuncheon.
The combination play of the ‘Hupyeong-dong Brothers’ has already shown its power at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In the second half of the extra time when the team was tied 1-1 against Portugal in the final match of the group stage, Son Heung-min dribbled like a whirlwind and then calmly gave up a pass while surrounded by the opposing defense. Hwang Hee-chan scored the winning goal and Korea advanced to the round of 16. It was possible to achieve it.
In this Asian Cup, Hwang Hee-chan mainly stayed on the bench due to an injury, so we couldn’t see the two working well together until the round of 16, but in the quarterfinals against Australia on the 3rd (Korean time), when Hwang Hee-chan started for the first time, the ‘Hupyeong-dong combination’ saved Korea. paid it
Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan embrace after a 2-1 victory over Australia. / News 1
In the 3rd minute of extra time in the second half, when the team was losing 0-1, Son Heung-min attempted to break through to the goal line, and Australian defender Lewis Miller tripped Son Heung-min, resulting in a penalty kick. Son Heung-min, whose overall performance that day was not good, showed his ‘captain’ quality at a critical moment.
At a desperate moment, Hwang Hee-chan stepped in as the kicker. He has a strong heart, having played with Son Heung-min against Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, where he took the kicker and scored a goal in a 3-3 situation, helping Korea advance to the semifinals. He boasted of his superb kicking sense in the penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia in the last 16, and this time he also coolly waved the goal net, sending the game into overtime.
In the extension, the opposite situation occurred. This time, Hwang Hee-chan broke through and was tripped by a defender just before entering the penalty box. Coincidentally, the player who fouled this time was Lewis Miller. Son Heung-min, who had breathed a sigh of relief when Hwang Hee-chan succeeded with his own penalty kick, this time converted Hwang Hee-chan’s free kick opportunity into an amazing curling kick to turn the score around. Hwang Hee-chan approached Son Heung-min and was happy, pointing at him with his finger. It was like a gesture like, ‘Look at my proud brother.’
After the game, Hwang Hee-chan said, “Heung-min told his brother that he wanted to take a penalty kick, and Heung-min immediately said ‘ok’. “I think that’s why he was able to finish with confidence,” he said. Son Heung-min said, “It doesn’t change that I’m the No. 1 kicker, but it was also difficult. “It’s important that Heechan used his strength to score a goal in a difficult situation,” he said. “I’m grateful for the help.”
Son Heung-min, who started and played full-time in all games in this tournament, is playing with his left knee wrapped in tape. Hwang Hee-chan also played against Australia with a lot of tape on both of his thighs. The fighting-spirited EPL duo is also scheduled to appear in the semifinals against Jordan, which will be held at midnight on the 7th.
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