[시사포커스 / 이근우 기자] Hwang Hee-chan (25, RB Leipzig) scored the second goal in the season after a long silence.
Leipzig won 2-0 in the match against Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of the German Football Association (DFB) Focal Cup in the 2020-21 season held at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany on the 4th (Korean time). It entered the quarterfinals after a year.
In the game that day, Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Christopher Nkunku in the 39th minute of the second half. Hwang Hee-chan, four minutes after entering the game, tied the ball struck by the opposing goalkeeper with a key goal with a right foot shot. It has been six months since the game against Nuremberg (second division) on September 12 last year.
Last summer, Hwang Hee-chan was wearing a Leipzig uniform, but after scoring his debut goal in the round of 64 in the Pokal Cup, he was able to overcome the sluggishness and lost his position in the team.
Hwang Hee-chan received the attention of West Ham United, but manager Julian Nagelsmann decided to stay after an interview with the club. It is difficult for Leipzig, who is competing with Bayern Munich (16 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, 52 points), to appoint Hwang Hee-chan, who has not yet recovered his skills.
However, although he has not yet scored in the Bundesliga League, the atmosphere is expected to change slightly as he scored a goal against Wolfsburg, who is ranked third in the league.
After the game, coach Nagelsmann said, “The players did their best to the end and I was happy to win. The second goal was important to us. I could get rid of the pressure. He told Hwang Hee-chan to score a goal without thinking too much. He did a great job. Hwang Hee-chan is happy to score the goal.”