'Cunha theater equalizer' sees Wolverhampton draw 2-2 with Brighton
'Cunha theater equalizer' sees Wolverhampton draw 2-2 with Brighton
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English professional soccer's Wolverhampton Wanderers, missing Hwang Hee-chan due to injury, escaped from the bottom of the Premier League (EPL) thanks to a “theater equalizer” from Mateusz Cunha.
Wolverhampton exploded for a late goal to earn a 2-2 draw with Brighton in the ninth round of the 2024-2025 EPL at the Amex Stadium in Brighton, England, on Sunday (Sept. 27).
Wolverhampton, who were deep in defeat, came from behind to draw in dramatic fashion with back-to-back goals from Rayan Aitnour in the 43rd minute and Cunha in the 48th minute.
Cunha's daring ground ball from the right side of the box with two defenders in front of him deflected off a defender's foot and into the back of the net to secure a point.
The draw lifted Wolverhampton, 토토사이트 who have struggled to pick up a single point so far this season, from 20th to 19th place (2 points) in the standings.
Injured South Korean international striker Hwang Hee-chan was not named in the starting lineup for the second consecutive match, following his last appearance against Manchester City.
Hwang is focused on recovering from an ankle injury that kept him off the field during the October A-Match against Jordan in the third Asian qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North and Central America.
With nowhere to fall back on, Wolverhampton were forced to defend against top-placed Brighton (now 5th - 16 points).
Brighton opened the scoring in the 45th minute when Danny Welbeck slotted home a right-footed finish from Giorginho Luther's forward pass on the counter-attack following a mistimed kick by Wolverhampton goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Wolverhampton fought back from time to time, but to no avail, and eventually conceded a second in the 40th minute to Brighton's Evan Ferguson.
It was Aitnouri's left foot that turned the tide. In the 43rd minute, in the chaos following a corner kick, Aitnouri fired home from the left side of the goal area to bring Wolverhampton within one.
Five minutes later, after breaking up a counter-attack, Cunha's goal dramatically snapped Wolverhampton's five-game league losing streak.