GS Caltex players are sharing joy after winning a complete victory with a set score of 3-0 at Heungkuk Life Insurance on the 5th’First Round’. Incheon = Reporter Kim Min-gyu
Heungkuk Life, who ranked first in women’s professional volleyball, suffered the worst defeat this season in a confrontation with GS Caltex, second place. Samsung Fire & Marine, the lowest in the men’s division, fell into a swamp of seven consecutive losses.
GS Caltex won a 3-0 set score (25-11, 25-19, 25-19) in the away game against Heungkuk Life Insurance held at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 5th. Heungkuk Life’s 5 losses this season, occupying 2 of the losses, boasting the power of the only opposition of the’first class’.
Heungkuk Life Insurance (17-5) is still well ahead of the 41 points GS Caltex (14-8) with 50 points. However, it was regrettable that the hands and feet did not fit or played helpless throughout the game.
It is the second time that Heungkuk Life has lost a set this season, following the Korea Expressway Construction War on December 13 last year. At the time, there were convincing reasons. Lee Jae-young, one of the two tops of Heungkuk Life’s attack, fell into a cold. Lee Jae-young and twin sisters, the main setter Lee Da-young, also went missing for the Corona 19 test. Heungkuk Life Insurance, who missed two weeks ago, lost unfortunately as they engaged in close combat with 1st set 23-25, 2nd set 26-28, 3rd set 21-25.
The players of Heungkuk Life Insurance, who had been completely defeated by their worst performance this season, are regretting after completing the GS Caltex game on the 5th.
On the other hand, the world’s top striker Kim Yeon-kyung and Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young twin sisters all appeared in the GS Caltex War. Even the new foreign player Bruna competed and confronted the best member. Nevertheless, he completely gave the initiative without exceeding 20 points throughout the 3rd set. Only Kim Yeon-kyung did a good job with 13 points and 48% attack success rate, while Lee Jae-young (11 points, attack success rate 25%) and Bruna (3 points, attack success rate 21.42%) did not meet expectations.
GS Caltex flew on the contrary. Kang So-hui, Lee So-young, and Meretta Lutz, who returned from their injuries, formed an excellent tripod. Lutz (15 points, attack success rate 50%), Lee So-young (18 points, attack success rate 56.67%), and Kang So-hui (13 points, attack success rate 44.44%) were added to the center of civilization and Kim Yu-ri’s central rapid attack. Went out. In the 3rd set 19-16, Kang So-Hwi reliably defeated Heungkuk Life’s pursuit by blocking Kim Yeon-kyung’s rear attack. Lee So-young and Kang So-hui expressed their confidence after the game, saying, “Heungkuk Life is still the strongest team. However, in the short-term match, it is worth playing.”
In the men’s competition held at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, the fourth place Woori Card defeated Samsung Fire Insurance with a set score of 3-0 (25-22 25-17 25-16). Woori Card, which added 3 points, followed closely behind OK Financial Group (46 points) with a total of 45 points. Samsung’s fire, the lowest ranked, was tied for the club’s record for the second time this season with seven consecutive losses.
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