Oh Hyun-gyu (22, Celtic) held his second trophy in his arms four months after advancing to Europe. He scored a key goal to win the league and contributed greatly to Celtic’s 53rd title. He came on as a substitute, but his influence was great.
Celtic won 2-0 against Hearts of Midlotheian (hereafter Hearts) in the 2022-23 season Scottish Premiership Second Stage Round 1 (34 rounds) held at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 7th (Korean time). . From the opening game, only one loss was allowed, and a total of 95 points were swept away, and the championship was confirmed regardless of the remaining games.
Hyungyu Oh waited for an opportunity to play as a substitute. Celtic’s main attacking combination was Maeda메이저사이트, Furuhashi, and Jota. Celtic led the game because it was a team competing to win the Scottish title. Taylor, Hateta and others aimed at the Hearts net. Hearts counterattacked while concentrating on defense, but failed to create any significant chances.
In the 45th minute, Kochrein was sent off with a red card. Celtic, who led the attack, even had a numerical advantage. Hearts responded by using substitutions. It was a situation in favor of Celtic, but swallowed regret as they failed to score in the first half.
Celtic drove Hearts fiercely in the second half as well. The opening goal came in the 22nd minute of the second half. Hateta quickly penetrated and received a pass from the waist. He put the ball into the box with a low and quick cross and finished it off with a sensational shot from Furuhasia. It was the moment when he broke Hearts’ will to chase even though he was outnumbered.
Celtic made a change after scoring the opening goal. Instead of Furuhashi, who shook the net, Oh Hyun-kyu was put in. Even in the 34th minute of the second half, he pulled the reins more by using substitutions. Oh Hyun-kyu, who came on as a substitute, shook the net with a non-stop shot in the 35th minute of the second half, putting a wedge in Celtic’s victory and their 53rd title.
With Oh Hyun-kyu’s one shot, Celtic won the Scottish League championship for two consecutive seasons. After the game, Oh Hyun-kyu said through personal social network service (SNS), “Thank you very much. Thank you to everyone who supported me late in Korea. I will try to deliver a lot of good news in the future.”
According to ‘Foot Mob’, a football statistics company, he played 20 minutes as a substitute but had a great impact. He earned a 7.1 grade point average and was among the top players on the team. The highest rating was Hateta (8.6 points), who helped the opening goal.