Ireland take on Wolverhampton in off-season friendly
Yang Hyun-joon and Kwon Hyuk-kyu are replaced by Oh Hyun-gyu.
Yang Hyun-joon (21) and Kwon Hyuk-kyu (22), two K League players who moved to Celtic in Scotland together, made their debuts. Together with Oh Hyun-gyu (Celtic), they replaced the Japanese trio of Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, and Leo Hatate in their debuts.
Yang and Kwon took the field as substitutes in a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton in a preseason friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Sept. 29.
The Japanese trio led the attack before Yang Hyun-joon and Kwon Hyuk-gyu came on. Kyogo, the leading scorer, opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Maeda worked diligently but couldn’t rattle the net. Hatate led the passing between the Japanese players.
With Celtic up 1-0, Kwon Hyuk-kyu came on for Matt O’Reilly and Yang Hyun-joon for Kyogo in the 15th minute of the second half. In the 25th minute, Hatate was replaced by Holm and Oh Hyun-gyu came on for Maeda.
Yang Hyun-joon and Kwon Hyuk-gyu made their Celtic debuts. With the addition of Oh Hyun-gyu, it was a Korean trio playing together. It was also a contrast as the Japanese trio all played off the ball.
Kwon Hyuk-gyu tried to pass from the center, while Yang Hyun-joon broke through the flanks. There were also passes between Kwon and Yang. In the 17th minute of the second half, after receiving a pass from Kwon Hyuk-gyu, Yang Hyun-joon attempted a left-footed shot, but it went straight at the goalkeeper.
The energetic Yang Hyun-joon was even called for a rough foul in the 20th minute of the second half.
The link-up play between Oh Hyun-gyu and Yang Hyun-joon also stood out. With the score tied at 1-1 in late stoppage time, Yang played a through ball to Oh who was breaking forward, but was ruled offside.
For Wolverhampton, Hwang Hee-chan came on as a substitute in the 25th minute, making it four Koreans playing together.
With the score tied at 1-1, Hwang created a crossing opportunity in the 43rd minute with a deft heel pass after breaking down the flank, 카지노사이트 but it was not converted.