Hong Hyun-seok (24), who plays for Gent in the Belgian professional football league, scored an equalizer leading to a come-from-behind victory, approaching the Belgian stage with 10 goals and 10 assists by one goal.
Hong Hyun-seok’s team, Gent, won 3-1 against Vesterlo in the first round of the 2022-2023 season Belgian Jupiler League Playoff 2 held at the Gelamco Arena in Gent, Belgium on the 29th (Korean time).
Gent, who finished 5th in the regular league and was pushed to the playoff 2, saved their hopes of participating in the European competition by winning their first match ㅋㅋㅋ벳.
The Belgian league gives the European Football Federation Champions League playoffs to the first place in the playoffs. 2nd place in Playoffs 1 advances to the Champions League 2nd qualifying round, 3rd place advances to the Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round, and 4th place advances to the Europa Conference League playoffs .
In Playoff 2, which belongs to Gent, only the first place goes to the Europa Conference League playoffs, and the other teams are eliminated.
Hong Hyun-seok played a big role in this round, which was the first of six matches with the right to participate in the European competition.
Hong Hyun-seok played as a left midfielder and showed off a sharp cross and pass, predicting an active performance. In the 38th minute of the first half, the dribble that passed between the crotches of the opponent drew attention.
When his teammates missed the opportunity despite repeated good passes, Hong Hyun-seok scored a goal himself.
In the 7th minute of the second half when the score was trailing 0-1, Hong Hyeon-seok gave Kuipers a penetrating pass, rushed to the goal, and lightly stepped on Kuipers’ cross and shook the net.
Hong Hyun-seok also served as the starting point for the key goal at the end of the second half when the score was 2-1. Hong Hyeon-seok raised an accurate cross towards Kuipers, and Kuipers dropped the ball with his head. Orban, who caught the ball, pierced the corner of the goal with a right-footed shot.
With this, Hong Hyun-seok scored his ninth goal after advancing to the Belgian stage. Hong Hyun-seok approached with a one-goal difference despite achieving 10 goals and 10 assists in the Belgian stage. After moving from Lask Linz in Austria to Ghent in Belgium at the beginning of this season, Hong Hyun-seok has been playing as a key player in the team, recording 9 goals and 11 assists throughout the league, Europa Conference League and cup competitions. Hong Hyun-seok is expected to represent Korea at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, which will be held in September.