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Hwang Hee-chan even received malicious comments for telling his teammate the direction of Son Heung-min's penalty kick.
Hwang Hee-chan and Son Heung-min started in the 19th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season between Tottenham and Wolverhampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 30th (Korea time).
In a 1-1 situation that was tense due to Hwang Hee-chan's first goal and Rodrigo Bentancur's equalizer, Brennan Johnson took a penalty kick in the 43rd minute of the first half for Tottenham. Captain Son Heung-min, who played as a kicker, tried to shoot with his right foot strongly at the bottom of the left side of the goal, but he had to swallow his regret as he was blocked by goalkeeper Jose who read the direction correctly. It is the first time in four years and 10 months that Son Heung-min missed a penalty in the EPL since the match against Aston Villa in February 2020, and he has succeeded in all three of his last penalties.
However, there was a secret to this good defense. It was Hwang Hee-chan. According to British media, Hwang Hee-chan used his hand to his teammate Sa to predict the direction of Son's shot while Son Heung-min carried the ball into the penalty box. According to England's The Sun, fans responded on social media, "'It was Hwang Hee-chan who told Sa the direction of Son Heung-min's shot' and "'Hwang Hee-chan acted properly dirty to Son Heung-min'.
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Britain's Moly New News also featured an interesting video of Hwang Hee-chan. When Son Heung-min kicked PK, Hwang Hee-chan gave goalkeeper Jose Sa the direction. When Hwang Hee-chan pointed his finger to the right, Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin pulled Hwang Hee-chan's arm to stop him. It is highly likely that goalkeeper Sa actually touched Hwang Hee-chan.
The two then play together for the Korean national soccer team. Hwang Hee-chan would have been able to tell him like that because he saw Son Heung-min kick into the bottom left corner during national team training," he said.
The problem was the behavior of some fans after the report. Some fans went to Hwang Hee-chan's personal SNS and said, "'It's really disappointing to tell him the direction of Son Heung-min's shooting.'" Even though he is a professional, isn't he a teammate of the national team?','For him to tell me the direction of PK from behind?','Isn't it a good thing that both scored goals?' On the other hand, Wolverhampton fans responded to Hwang Hee-chan's behavior, saying, "'Hwang Hee-chan saved the team.'" He just did something for the team' he complimented.
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Meanwhile, the two players in the game also had mixed feelings in the ratings. Son's evaluation was harsh. England's Football London blocked Son Heung-min's penalty shot from Jose, along with a team-low four points. It was a game that had difficulty influencing. 'I couldn't refute the replacement in an hour.' He pointed out that the early replacement was natural. The British Express also gives a low of 5 points, and will his days end in the EPL? The pace dropped, and the poor game was intensified by the missed penalty kick.
Hwang Hee-chan, on the other hand, was praised by Britain's 「Molinho News" with a rating of seven,"the first goal was sensational", and Birmingham World of England also rewarded Viktor Pereira's belief with an unexpected first goal"' gave him eight points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
