Asian Cup ‘Complete Victory in Penalty Shootout’ Hwang Hee-chan “Our Goal is Only to Win”
4-2 victory with the fourth kicker in the penalty shootout… “The national team has become stronger.”
“We are happy and happy to win today, but our goal is to win.” 스포츠토토
Bull’ Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who did not lose his composure in the nail-biting penalty shootout moment and achieved Klinsmann’s victory with an accurate shot, was not excited and only thought of ‘moving forward toward the victory’.
Hwang Hee-chan In the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup round of 16 penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia held at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 31st (Korean time), he was the team’s fourth kicker and succeeded in scoring, leading Korea to a 4-2 victory.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jürgen Klinsmann, drew 1-1 against Saudi Arabia on this day after a 120-minute battle that went into overtime, and then won 4-2 in a penalty shootout to secure a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Hwang Hee-chan was Klinsmann’s ‘sore finger’ as he attempted to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored 10 goals in the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL) this season and ranked 6th in the scoring rankings, was highly anticipated as a key offensive resource for Klinsmann.
However, prior to the opening of the tournament, he complained of a problem with his hip muscles and missed the first and second group games in succession, and the national team also failed to show a hot performance, which made Hwang Hee-chan anxious.
Hwang Hee-chan, who worked hard on rehabilitation, appeared for the first time in this tournament as a substitute in the 17th minute of the second half of the third group match against Malaysia, but was unable to smile brightly as the national team ended in an embarrassing 3-3 draw.
Hwang Hee-chan stayed on the bench in the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia on this day, but stepped on the field in place of Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) in the 9th minute of the second half when the team was down 0-1.
Hwang Hee-chan, who played on the left wing, made the Saudi defense difficult with his characteristic aggressive breakthrough.
In the second half of extra time, he dug into the left side of the penalty area and attempted a cutback, drawing out a threatening left-footed shot from Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).
It was unfortunate that Lee Kang-in’s shot was blocked by the goalkeeper and did not result in a goal.
Korea went into a penalty shootout after the overtime battle ended 1-1, with Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan), and Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland) scoring goals in succession, and goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan) making two saves to win the 3rd.
He was ahead by -2.
At the moment when one more goal was needed, Hwang Hee-chan stepped forward as the fourth kicker, and after a long battle of nerves with the goalkeeper, he succeeded in scoring, ending the 4-2 penalty shootout win.
Hwang Hee-chan, who met with reporters in the common reporting area after the game, smiled brightly and said, “As a member of the national team and a professional player, I am very proud and happy to win the tournament and the international match.”
Hwang Hee-chan continued, “First of all, I’m very happy, but our goal is to win, so I think we’re one step closer.
As we have a bigger goal, we need to prepare well for the remaining games.
It’s nice to see everyone working hard to score a goal like today.”
“This is the true character of the team.
I would like to praise the entire team, including the starters and substitutes,” he emphasized.
Regarding the fact that the penalty shootout took a long time, he explained, “It was a very important moment.
As all the Korean fans were watching, I went into the penalty shootout more carefully,” and added, “I practiced enough, but I tried to kick with more responsibility.”
Regarding the introduction of the three-back for the first time since the appointment of coach Klinsmann on this day, he said, “I started training immediately after the group stage.
I have never used it since the coach took office, but I was well aware of the tactic as the players were at a high level.”
“Even during the break, the players continued to prepare by discussing tactics with each other,” he said.
Hwang Hee-chan emphasized, “Actually, the draw against Malaysia was a big turning point for the national team. After that game, the team atmosphere got better.
Although there were not many goals today, we created a lot of good scenes.
I want to praise that part.” did.
He raised his voice, saying, “All players must continue to work hard to move toward higher goals. 메이저사이트 백링크
Today, I came on as a substitute and played for over 90 minutes.
I have to prepare my condition as the coach orders.
I want to be helpful to the team.”
