Kim Hee-jin 17 points… IBK Industrial Bank succeeds Hyundai E&C

The women’s volleyball IBK Industrial Bank continued its undefeated march against Hyundai E&C with a dramatic turnaround.

IBK Industrial Bank held a set score of 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 24-26, 25-18, 15-10) with Hyundai E&C in the 4th round of the V-League Women’s Division in the 2020-21 season held at Suwon Gymnasium on the 12th. Won by IBK IBK’s 2nd consecutive defeat was 9-9 (26 victory points). IBK IBK recorded 4 wins against Hyundai E&C this season. Hyundai E&C (6-12, 18 points) fell into 2 consecutive losses.

Heejin Kim’s performance was dazzling. Kim Heejin scored 17 points with 50% attack success rate and 4 blocking. Most goals scored in one game this season (last 12 points). It also recorded 14 effective blocking. Lazareva scored 34 points, the most of both teams.

The first set was Hyundai E&C’s complete victory. Hyundai E&C brought an atmosphere with the blocking of Russo and Lee Dahyun at the beginning of the set. Hee-jin Kim led the attack, but Joo-hyung Kim and Seo-young Yuk, who went to the left, stagnated. Anna Lazareva was also worse than usual. On the other hand, in Hyundai E&C, all players scored evenly.

For the second set, Hyundai E&C caught the initial trend. Going ahead with 3-0, the atmosphere continued. However, IBK succeeded in reversing 14-13 by using the attack in the middle of Kim Soo-ji and Kim Hee-jin as Receive survived. As Park Min-ji’s sub-beom-sil changed to video reading, IBK made a 1-1 tie with Lazarev’s offense revived.

The third set was tight. Both teams’ main guns Russo and Lazarev were sluggish side by side and tied and reversed. However, Hyundai E&C took the lead in the last concentration. Russo’s attacks were successively successful in the situation behind 22-24, winning the match. However, IBK also led Yuk Seo-young to the last set of 5 with successful blocking and Kim Hee-jin.

In the beginning of the 5th set, Hyundai E&C Lee Dahyun flew. After attacking and blocking, he made 4-2. However, Hyundai E&C’s receive was shaken, and Lazarevba struck two back attacks and turned it 6-5. Heejin Kim also scored with paint attacks in the two rally. 9-6. IBK won hardly the victory with Lazarev as the last solution.

IBK Industrial Bank manager Kim Woo-jae said, “From the first set, I played a difficult game because it was too big. It seems that Lazareva and Heejin won by demonstrating their decisive power. There seems to be a lot of things to (complement).” Director Kim regretted, “Pyo Seung-ju was not feeling well and fell out today, but the two players (Kim Joo-hyang and Yuk Seo-young) had a lot of trouble. I think Pyo Seung-ju should watch more.”

Hyundai E&C’s manager Lee Do-hee said, “The opponents also had a lot of crimes, but we also had a lot of crimes. Lazareva was bad in the beginning, but what we couldn’t stop in the second half is a dent.” Manager Lee said, “A lot of offenses came out at the moment when the offense and the serve were important. I’m talking with the players, but it doesn’t seem to work well. The game is divided depending on whether Rousseau is decisive, scoring or scoring.”

In the men’s game held in Incheon, Woori Card beat Korean Air 3-2 (18-25 25-21 28-26 24-26 18-16). Woori Card, the fourth place with two consecutive wins, recorded 12 wins and 9 losses (35 points) in the season, narrowing the gap with the third place OK Financial Group (14 wins 7 losses, 37 points). Alex, who cut his hair short, led the victory by raising 35 points, including 1 subace and 1 blocking.

Suwon = Reporter Kim Hyo-kyung [email protected]