'Feyenoord debut on his birthday'Hwang In-beom, full-time + exclusive kicker + highest rating...Team lost 0-4 to Leverkusen
Sep 20, 2024
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Feyenoord lost 0-4 in the first round of the 2024-2025 European Champions League against Leverkusen at Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on the 20th (Korea time).
Hwang In-beom played his first game since Feyenoord's transfer. Hwang In-beom's start was predicted early on. Feyenoord said on its website on the 17th that `Hwang In-beom who will be able to play for Feyenoord' through the latest club news under the title of `Hwang In-beom who will be able to play for Feyenoord'"The Feyenoord authorities granted Hwang a residence and work permit. The newly recruited 27-year-old midfielder will immediately be able to train and play at Feyenoord," he said in an official statement.
Hwang previously transferred from Serbian champion Zvezda and signed a four-year contract with Feyenoord. The transfer fee was 8.5 million euros (about 12.5 billion won), which is equivalent to the highest transfer fee in the club's history, and the uniform number was also No. 4, which means the main player. Feyenoord said, `He is a native of the Hana Citizen Youth in Daejeon and became the youngest scorer in the club's history after making his professional debut at the age of 18 in 2015.' He joined Olympiacos, Greece's top club, after playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps (USA) Rubin Kazan (Russia). He was also considered one of the best players in the Greek league at the time. In September 2023, he also grew into a mainstay of the team at Zvezda. The South Korean midfielder, who led Zvezda to the championship with Hwang In-beom's performance, which assisted former Feyenoord player Urosi Spicic's decisive goal, was last season's Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Serbian league, introduced Hwang.
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Hwang In-beom ranked first in the team's rating, showing why Feyenoord paid a large amount of money to recruit him. According to soccer statistics media Footmob, Hwang In-beom recorded three shots, an 82 percent pass success rate, five recoveries, five ball competitions, and 100% air ball competition in 90 minutes. The score was 6.7, the highest in the team.
Feyenoord played in a 4-3-3 formation. Antony Milambo, Santiago Jimenez and Igor Faixiang made a three-top, while Hwang In-beom, Ramiz Jeruki and Quinton Timber built the midfield. Jordan Rottenba, Gernot Trauner, Thomas Veillon and David Hantzko made four backs. Timon Bellen Reuters defended the goal.
Leverkusen faced off with a distinctive 3-4-2-1 model. Victor Boniface was one-top, and Florian Birz and Martin Terrier were in the second line. Alejandro Grimaldo, Robert Andrich, Granit Xhaka and Jeremy Frimpong built the waistline. Piero Incapier, Jonadanta and Edmond Topsova made three backs, and Lukasz Khradetsky wore goalie gloves.
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9 min Feyenoord scored the equalizer. Geruki pushed a corner kick from Faisang during the mix-up. However, he was not allowed to score due to offside. In the 15th minute, Hwang In-beom tried to shoot. I tried to curl my right foot from outside the box, but it was weak. In the 29th minute, he fired a left footed shot from a distance. Unfortunately, he slightly missed the goal post. It was a powerful mid-range shot.
Leverkusen, who overcame the crisis, scored an additional goal. In the 30th minute, Boniface pushed to Primpong, who was penetrating to the right. Frimpong sent a low, fast cross to Grimaldi, who was rushing from the other side, and Grimaldo calmly pushed it in.
Feyenoord shot from inside the box in the 32nd minute, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. Jeruki hit the ball that flowed out, but it went wide.
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In the end, he even scored his fourth goal. In the 42nd minute of a free kick, the ball that Tapsova dropped with her head hit goalkeeper Belen Reuters' leg and went in. It was an own goal. Leverkusen's 4-0 lead ended the first half.
In the second half, Leverkusen continued to push. Early in the second half, Timber's powerful right-footed shot and Boniface's sensational shot followed. He was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 11th minute, Hwang In-beom aimed to score with a free kick. I tried to curl my right foot. The goalkeeper hit it. A rebound ball chance came, but it didn't lead to a shot.
Feyenoord went all out for the comeback goal until the very end. Ayase Ueda, who was substituted in the 28th minute, scored, but even this was canceled due to offside, and no luck followed. In the end, Feyenoord suffered a 0-4 defeat at home.
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