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Last dance, last round. 'Volleyball Empress'Kim Yeon-koung (Hung Kook Life Insurance) has just one win left until the happy ending.
Heungkuk Life defeated Jeong Kwan-jang with a set score of 3-2 (23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-12, 15-12) in the second round of the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Championship at Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon on the 2nd. He took a long lead with two wins and no losses in the series. Now, if you win one more round, it's a unified championship.
Heungkuk Life Insurance was losing the first or second set in a row, so it was losing. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which quickly reorganized, wrote a drama that turned the tables from the third set. Kim Yeon-kyung made a decisive attack in the match without fail. He really showed what an ace is.
It was a very different trend from the first round, which was one-sided. Heungkuk Life also won, but he sweated a lot. Jeong Kwan-jang came out with a determined mindset that '2 losses will be series losses'. Veteran Libero Yellow, who missed the first game, took painkillers and pushed ahead with his participation, and Jeong Kwan-jang hit 'Double Jin'.
Coach Ko Hee-jin, Jeong Kwan-jang, said ahead of the game, `Let's just do it with the mindset of a single-round final to the players. Since we have many injuries, it is difficult to turn the tables if we lose two games first. Instead, if you go to Daejeon with one win and one loss, you may have an advantage. If we lose today, we're going to do it," he said, expressing a grave determination.
Yellow was replaced during Game 3 of the playoffs due to back pain. He also missed the first leg of the championship game. Coach Ko Hee-jin said, `I ran with patience when Yellow ran, but the pain got worse as I ran. However, I am very grateful that I will show my fighting spirit due to the team situation. Regardless of the results, the fact that a senior player exerts such mental strength itself will have a good impact on the teamexpected "
Heungkuk Life Insurance Co., Ltd. coach Avon Danja said he would maintain his first-round strategy. The victory was complete, so no change was needed. "There will be some things to respond to while watching the game, but there is no reason to change the approach because we won the last game," said manager Avon Danja.
When the lid was opened, the article of articles of association 'mental armament' exerted great power.
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Jeong Kwan-jang turned the game around when he was dragged 14-18 in the first set. At 17-18, Mega turned the mood around by tying the game with a spike serve. In 24-23, director Ko Hee-jin's 'hawk's eyes shone. He was taken to deuce when he lost a point. Director Ko Hee-jin caught Heungkuk Life Lee Go-eun's overnet through video reading. As the decision was corrected, Jeong Kwan-jang took the first set 25-23.
Jeong Kwan-jang's momentum was swallowed up to the second set. Jeong Kwan-jang broke Heungkuk Life's will by running 19-15 to 22-15.
Heungkuk Life has cleared its ranks. He regained his persistent form in the third set and showed off his determination not to retreat as he is. Heungkuk Life's counterattack has begun. At 20-22, Kim Yeon-koung scored back-to-back goals. When it was tied, the articles of association suddenly shook. It collapsed on its own, committing three offense crimes.
When Heungkuk Life Insurance flew the counter, the heat at Samsan Gymnasium heated up. Heungkuk Life also dominated the fourth set. Jeong Kwan-jang was in a mess as if he couldn't get out of the shock of the third set. Heungkuk Life did not provide an excuse for the chase while maintaining the lead from the beginning of the set. Coach Ko Hee-jin appeared to be preparing for the fifth set by removing a large number of key players such as Mega Yeom Hye-sun and Pyo Seung-joo as the score widened to 7-16.
The game ended up in the fifth set. It flowed in the form of a seesaw game. The fixer was Kim Yeon-koung as well. At 7-6, Kim Yeon-koung roared with a rear attack. Kim Yeon-koung exploded the Quick Open, which led to a three-point deficit at 10-8. Jeong Kwan-jang lowered his head by dedicating his 14th and 15th points as sub errors.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
