"I don't think it was a penalty, but... (afterward) I thought all I could do was help the team by scoring a goal."
Hwang "Bull" Hee-chan (27, Wolverhampton) gave away the penalty, but made up for his mistake with a goal.
Wolverhampton played Newcastle to a 2-2 draw at home in the 10th round of the 2023-2024 EPL at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, at 1:30 a.m. ET on Monday (Sept. 29).
The result leaves Wolverhampton in 12th place in the league with three wins, three draws, and 12 points.
Newcastle is sixth with five wins, two draws, and three losses and 17 points.
Hwang Hee-chan started and played the full game.
Right from the start, Wolverhampton tried to press forward, but Newcastle weren't about to let up. In the seventh minute, Longstaff found himself on the right side of the Wolverhampton box and fired a low, quick shot at the opposite post. It went into the side netting by a fistful.
In the 18th minute, Hwang Hee-chan saw Cunha all alone in front of the arc and slipped the ball to him on the left. He immediately got a shot off, but the ball went straight at the keeper.
Newcastle took the lead. In the 21st minute, Wilson won the ball with tenacity in a chaotic situation in the box. He saw the ball bounce off the keeper and pounced on it to rattle the Wolverhampton net with a right-footed shot.
In the 27th minute, Hwang Hee-chan sparkled. He broke down Newcastle's left flank before laying the ball off to Cunha on the right. But his shot was inaccurate.
Wolverhampton equalized. From a corner kick, Lemina desperately got his head to the ball in the 35th minute and scored with a header. Netou was credited with the assist.
Hwang Hee-chan gave Newcastle a penalty kick for a poor move. In the 45th minute, Hwang kicked the ball in the box and ended up kicking the left foot of opposing defender Shea. Sheer went down, and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Wilson stepped up to take the kick. 온라인카지노
It looked like the keeper was going to make the save, but the ball slipped through his hands and into the back of the net. The replay camera showed Hwang Hee-chan, who provided the assist.
In the 26th minute of the second half, Hwang scored the equalizer. After receiving a deflected pass from Gomes, Hwang deceived his man and fired a bullet from the right side of the box for his sixth goal of the league. It was the most goals by an individual in an EPL season and Hwang's sixth consecutive home goal.
Hwang Hee-chan took the weight off his shoulders by converting the penalty kick to equalize.
After the game, Hwang told 'BBC', "I was sad to concede the penalty. After the first half, everyone told me, 'You can do it, keep going.' They trusted me, and I'm happy I was able to score a goal (in the second half) and help the team," he said.
"It's very difficult to talk about penalty decisions after the game is over," he said, adding, "I was trying to clear the ball and I saw someone blocking it. It stopped after that, and I thought the other player touched me. I don't think it was a penalty, but Wilson scored. (After that) all I could do was try to score a goal to help the team."
Finally, Hwang said, "I want to thank my teammates and the fans."
According to the BBC, former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson (44, retired) was also of the opinion that there was "no contact (when Hwang conceded the penalty)" and that there was "no malice, no intent".