Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), the “midfield coordinator” of the South Korean national soccer team, scored his first goal and first assist in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) against “powerhouse” Manchester City.Zvena Zvezda (Serbia) scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Manchester City (England) in the sixth and final match of their 2023-2024 UCL Group G match at the Stadion Raiko Mitic in Belgrade, Serbia, on Thursday (July 14).Zvezda, who had already been eliminated from the group in the fourth round, lost the final match and ended their UCL campaign in last place (1 draw, 5 losses).Despite the loss, Hwang In-Bum, who started all six games in the UCL group stage for the sixth consecutive season, scored a late 31st-minute comeback goal after his team was down 0-2 and assisted on Aleksandar Katayi’s late winner in stoppage time to complete a one-goal, one-assist performance.Both Hwang’s goal and assist were the first of his UCL career.
After the game, Huscore.com (rating 8) and Sofascore (rating 8.4) praised Hwang’s performance, giving him the highest ratings in the competition.With a spot in the round of 16 already secured, City virtually fielded a first-team squad against Zvezda.With ‘Goalie’ Elling Holland briefly sidelined with a stress fracture in his foot, the team left the likes of Kyle Walker, Rodri, and Jubeng Dias on the bench to face Zvezda.Despite missing some key resources, City’s offense was strong.City jumped out to an early lead in the 19th minute when 20-year-old winger Micah Hamilton, making his UCL debut, scored the opening goal.With the score at 1-0, City extended their lead to 2-0 in the 17th minute of the second half through Oscar Bove.Zvezda fought back through Hwang In-beom.Inbum Hwang scored the game-winner in the 31st minute after exchanging passes with Osman Bukhari and firing a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.It was Hwang’s ‘UCL debut goal’ after six group games.In addition, Hwang In-bum, who scored his debut goal in Serbia in the 17th round home match against Serbia Superleague on the 10th, also tasted the joy of scoring 카지노사이트 in two consecutive official matches.