Heungkuk Life’s professional volleyball game and IBK Industrial Bank’s women’s playoff game 3 were held at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 24th. Heungkuk Life Insurance, Kim Yeon-kyung, is cheering after successful attack. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Si-jong
“There was a lot of work and I got over it. It’s impressive.”
This is a statement left by Kim Yeon-kyung (33) after the 3rd round of the playoff (PO) with IBK Industrial Bank held on the 24th. In this game, he scored 23 points and an attacking success rate of 59.46%, leading his team Heungkuk Life’s set score 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-18). They scored important points in each game and showed an ace-down play. Heungkuk Life Insurance, who recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in the series, advanced to the championship match (champion match, 5 matches, 3 wins) waiting for GS Caltex, the first place in the regular season.
Heungkuk Life Insurance was evaluated as the 0th place of the championship candidate before the opening. Free agent (FA) setter Lee Da-young was recruited, and’volleyball empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung returned to the domestic stage to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, and his power surged. However, after the twin sisters Lee Da-young and Jae-young left after being punished for “indefinite suspension of business trips” due to the abuse of school (school violence), their powers rapidly weakened. He lost 8 (2 wins) in 10 games in the 5th and 6th rounds. The PO outlook was also dark. On the 22nd, in the 1st set of the 2nd match, the record was set in disgrace for’the lowest score in a set (6 points)’.
PO made in this worst case. Heungkuk Life Insurance gave the atmosphere by losing 1 after 1 win, but showed more sticky teamwork and climbed to the final stage. Kim Yeon-kyung overcomes the untidy atmosphere and achieved victory by herself. He left the words “thank you” towards his colleagues who did not give up until the end. To the young players, he laughed, saying, “You performed the role you had to play in each seat. You are bold.”
Heungkuk Life’s professional volleyball game and IBK Industrial Bank’s women’s playoff game 3 were held at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 24th. Heungkuk Life Insurance won 3-0 (25-12 25-14 25-18) and advanced to the championship match. When the game is over, players including Kim Yeon-kyung are cheering. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Si-jong
Kim Yeon-kyung was injured and went on to the third round of the PO. This is because he was injured with his right finger during the last minute defense of the second game. However, he was compelled to play and showed more fighting than anyone else on the court. After the game, “the trainer was good at taping (finger), so I ran without a problem. This pain is the level that all players have.” Kim Yeon-kyung suffered a torn abdominal muscle in the final of the Asian Continental Qualification of the Tokyo Olympics held in January last year, but he was given painkillers and led Korea to advance to the finals.
In the postseason media day held on the 18th, Kim Yeon-kyung suggested the possibility of re-entering the overseas stage, saying, “It is a situation where we do not know whether we will be able to continue playing volleyball in Korea.” Game 3 of the PO was almost the last stage for Kim Yeon-kyung to play in Korea. If you lose, your team will be eliminated. Kim Yeon-kyung also looked back, saying, “I thought it could be the last.” However, I wanted to play the last game without regrets, and I made up my mind. He said, “It was rather less burdensome and I was able to have more fun with my colleagues.”
Just before the opening of the PO, Kim Yeon-kyung consulted with colleagues and created a slogan exclusively for volleyball this spring. It’s right’to the end’. Heungkuk Life Insurance maintained the first place until the 5th round, but was unable to secure a spot after the apocalypse and finished the regular season in second place. From a challenging standpoint, they play a champ. Heungkuk Life’s slogan reads the determination not to be pushed back as much as fighting spirit. In the PO, we overturned our prospects and won 2 wins first. In Heungkuk Life’s slogan, the meaning of’the end’ is not the 5th round of the championship. It is a championship.
Heungkuk Life’s professional volleyball game and IBK Industrial Bank’s women’s playoff game 3 were held at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 24th. Heungkuk Life Insurance, Kim Yeon-kyung, is cheering after successful attack. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Si-jong
Kim Yeon-kyung said, “GS Caltex has a low dependence on a specific player. The wing spiker position is very good. How to mark it will be important,” said his determination to face the championship. Kim Yeon-kyung led the championship of Heungkuk Life’s championship in the 2008-09 season, just before entering the overseas stage. At the time, the opponent was also GS Caltex. The situation in which Heungkuk Life went up after paying a PO is similar. Kim Yeon-kyung said, “The burden is not greater than that (2009). Rather, GS Caltex (which should be kept) is more burdensome. I look forward to the Champ also because I finished this PO well. I will show a good look to volleyball fans. “He raised his voice.
The first match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and GS Caltex will be held at 7 pm on the 26th at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul. The two teams faced 3-3 in the regular season.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo
