▲ Oh Hyun-gyu
South Korean national team strikers Oh Hyun-gyu and Cho Gue-sung both found the back of the net in European club competitions.
Oh Hyun-gyu of Turkey's Besiktas led his team to a 3-2 victory by assisting the opening goal and scoring twice in an away match against Hoffenheim for the league phase Matchday 2 of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League (UEL) held in Hoffenheim, Germany, today (October 16).
Starting the match, Oh kicked off his stellar performance in the 15th minute of the second half by assisting Amir Murillo's opening goal.
During a left-corner-kick situation for Besiktas, Oh attempted a right-footed shot in front of the goal that traveled toward Murillo, who slotted it home.
UEFA officially recorded it as an assist for Oh.
Oh was also the standout player in the ensuing goal fest.
Besiktas conceded an equalizer to Fisnik Asllani in the 23rd minute of the second half, but recaptured the lead thanks to back-to-back goals from Oh.
In the 27th minute of the second half during a counterattack, Oh finished off a penetrating pass from Junior Olaitan with his right foot to shake the net.
Then in the 34th minute, he completed a sliding shot off a low cross from the right by Ilhan Paklar to make it 3-1.
After celebrating his first multi-goal match of the season by taking off his jersey, Oh cheerfully received a yellow card.
Having conceded a goal to Koki Matsuda in the 43rd minute of the second half, Besiktas held on without conceding further to secure their second consecutive win in the league phase.
Having previously recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in the UEL qualifiers and 1 assist in the league without a goal, Oh added 2 goals and 1 assist today, bringing his total offensive points for the season to 3 goals and 3 assists in official matches.
Cho Gue-sung, playing for Denmark's Midtjylland, activated his scoring mode on the UEFA Conference League (UECL) stage.
Starting in the league phase Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 UECL against Egnatia (Albania) held at the Elbasan Arena in Albania, Cho scored the equalizer in the 33rd minute of the first half while his team was trailing 1-0.
He finished off a cross from Rasmus Kristensen on the right with a header.
Midtjylland settled for a 1-1 draw, and Cho recorded his 4th goal and 1st assist in official matches this season.
Yang Hyun-jun of Scotland's Celtic, who won a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but sustained a hamstring injury, was left off the roster for the UEL match against Benfica (Portugal).
Celtic suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat despite a consolation goal from Camilo Duran, falling to their second consecutive loss in the league phase.
(Photo: Getty Images, AP, Yonhap News)
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