Portu lost, but Hwang In-beom shone: "Didn't waste even one of his 19 minutes"… 11 out of 12 passes completed → Praise from Portugal's media

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Although his club FC Porto (Portugal) suffered a defeat, Hwang In-beom (30) delivered an intense performance that earned praise from Portuguese media.

Porto lost 2-3 to Real Betis in the second match of the league phase of the 2026~2027 UEFA Champions League (UCL), held at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on the 15th (Korean time).

With this result, Porto recorded two losses and is currently ranked 30th among 36 teams.

The two teams finished the first half with a score of 0-0 before exchanging goals in the second half.

Betis took the lead early in the second half when Abdessamad Ezzalzouli scored the opening goal in the second minute.

Porto responded immediately. Gabriel Veiga equalized in the ninth minute of the second half, and Porto continued its momentum to take the lead 2-1 with a goal by Samu Aghehowa in the 16th minute of the second half.

Hwang In-beom came on as a substitute for Veiga in the 26th minute of the second half while Porto was leading 2-1.

However, Porto failed to hold onto its lead. Just three minutes after Hwang's entry, in the 29th minute of the second half, they conceded an equalizer to Juan Hernandez. In the 39th minute of the second half, Isco scored a decisive penalty kick.

Ultimately, Porto finished the match with a 2-3 comeback loss.

Despite the team's defeat, Hwang In-beom's individual performance received high praise.

Portuguese media outlet Diario de Noticias published player ratings for Porto after the match. Hwang In-beom received a rating of 6.8. This was a high evaluation, placing him joint second on the team behind goal scorer Samu Aghehowa (7.2) and tied with Martim Fernandes.

The media praised Hwang, stating, "He played for only 19 minutes, but he did not waste even one of them."

It added, "He completed 11 out of 12 passes and won two out of three duels. He also recorded one tackle and one interception," explaining that "he came on when the team had already started losing possession easily and helped protect the ball."

Hwang In-beom's stable play was also evident in his actual statistics.

On this day, Hwang touched the ball 19 times during his 19 minutes on the field and completed 11 out of 12 passes accurately, recording a high success rate of 92%.

Offensively, he created two chances. He made three passes into attacking areas and successfully broke through the opposing defensive line once with a pass. He also touched the ball twice inside the opponent's penalty box.

Defensively, he recorded one tackle and one ball recovery. He won one out of two ground duels and succeeded in one aerial duel attempt. His rating from football statistics media outlet FotMob was 6.7.

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