![[서울신문] Bundesliga’s first starter Hwang Hee-chan, unfortunate goalkeeper 1v1](https://img.seoul.co.kr/img/upload/2021/02/22/SSI_20210222094400.jpg "[서울신문] Bundesliga’s first starter Hwang Hee-chan, unfortunate goalkeeper 1v1")
First regular league selection after transfer to Leipzig
Opponent goalkeeper one-on-one chance, blocked by save
Leipzig 3-0 win and pursues 1st place Munich
▲ Hwang Hee-chan in Leipzig is creating a one-on-one opportunity with the opposing goalkeeper by catching a long pass from the rear in the Bundesliga away game against Hertha Berlin over the 22nd. AFP Yonhap News
‘The bull’ Hwang Hee-chan (25, Leipzig) made his first appearance in the regular league game of the German professional football Bundesliga. He had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper, but he was blocked from saving and left regrets.
Hwang Hee-chan played 59 minutes as a starting game in the 2020-21 Bundesliga round 22 against Hertha Berlin, which ended at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany on the early morning of the 22nd (Korean time). This is the first time that Hwang Hee-chan started playing in the Bundesliga game after transferring to Leipzig. Earlier, he started playing in the first round of Fokal of the German Football Association (DFB) against Nuremberg (second division) in September last year, the first official match after the transfer, but replaced eight games in the Bundesliga and two games in the European Champions League. The only attacking points recorded so far were one focal goal and one help.
Hwang Hee-chan, who had a long-awaited selection opportunity, had a chance to slump in the first 5 minutes. Breaking the defending line on the opponent’s date and receiving a long pass from the rear to get a one-on-one opportunity with the opposing goalkeeper. However, a diagonal left-footed shot aimed at Farpost from the left penalty area hit the goalkeeper’s fingertips.
Leipzig took the lead with Marcel Zabizer’s thunderbolt medium-range gun, which was over 30 meters in the first 28 minutes. Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Christofer Nkunku in the 14th minute of the second half. Leipzig beat Nordy Mukiele’s extra goal in the 26th minute of the second half and Billy Orban’s header in the 39th minute with a 3-0 addition. With 47 points, Leipzig narrowed the gap with Bayern Munich (49 points), who recently ended up 1 draw and 1 loss in the league by 2 points, continuing the fire of recapture.
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