Reporter Ahn Kyung-nam = Wolverhampton Wanderers, played by Hwang Hee-chan (27) as a starter, lost to Nottingham Forest after a penalty shootout in the English Professional Football League Cup (Carabao Cup) and was eliminated.
Hwang Hee-chan started as a starter in the 2022-2023 League Cup quarter-final against Nottingham held at Nottingham City Ground on the 12th (Korean time), but could not prevent Wolverhampton from losing.
Wolverhampton lost 3-4 on penalties after drawing 1-1 with Nottingham. The League Cup is decided by a penalty shoot-out without extra time.
Hwang Hee-chan played until he was replaced by Joe Hoji in the 35th minute of the second half.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his first goal of the season with a theatrical goal to make it 2-2 in the third round of the FA Cup against Liverpool on the 8th (round of 64), tried for consecutive goals but failed.
Wolverhampton took the lead in the 18th minute by Nottingham’s Willy Bolly.
Hwang Hee-chan connected Raul Jimenez’s cross with a left-footed non-stop shot in the 40th minute of the first half, but it was blocked by opposing goalkeeper Dean Henderson’s save.
Wolverhampton turned the game around with an equalizer in the 19th minute of the second half.
Jimenez kicked a cross from Matheus Cunha, who joined in the transfer market this winter, from the opposite side.
After both teams failed to score an extra goal, the match went into a penalty shoot-out.
After both teams missed the first kicker, the second to fourth players all succeeded and continued the balance.
And the game was decided in the last 5th kicker. Wolverhampton’s fifth runner, Hodge,’s shot was blocked after Nottingham’s Jack Colback made it. 토토사이트
In another quarter-final match at the same time, Southampton produced a surprise defeat of strong Manchester City 2-0.
Seku Mara’s opening goal in the 23rd minute and Moussa Genepo’s additional goal 5 minutes later took the lead.
Man City, which started a rotation by lowering key players such as Elling Hollan and Kevin De Bruyne to the bench, bowed its head after struggling in performance.
As a result, this season’s English League Cup semi-finals were compressed into a match between Southampton and Newcastle United and Nottingham and Manchester United.