Will Kim Yeon-kyung end the second match?-JoongAng Ilbo

Heungkuk Life Insurance Kim Yeon-kyung tells a colleague something after scoring in the first leg of the PO on the 20th. [사진 한국배구연맹]

Will IBK Industrial Bank of women’s professional volleyball play a miracle of overturning the probability of 0%?

In the first game of the women’s professional volleyball playoff (two wins in PO, 3 matches) held on the 20th, Heungkuk Life beat IBK Industrial Bank with a set score of 3-1. The prospect that Heungkuk Life Insurance, which had been sluggish at the end of the regular season, would be unfavorable was overturned. Heungkuk Life Insurance will go up to the championship match (3 wins of 5 matches) waiting for GS Caltex, which is the first place in the regular season, by adding 1 win.

It was the first game in which Kim Yeon-gyeong (33, Heungkuk Life Insurance) showed its true value. He scored 29 points, the most for both teams. The attack success rate was also 60%, far exceeding the regular season, which was the No. 1 overall attack (45.92%). The setter’s toss scored three times when he tried to attack with his left hand. He also tried 5 times (2 successful) attacks that were not at the end of the season due to physical fitness problems.

The fact that Kim Yeon-kyung even used his left hand is a proof that the situation of Heungkuk Life is not good. The twins Lee Jae-young and Da-young left the team due to school violence, and the center Kim Se-young injured a finger. Lucia Fresco’s successor, Bruna Morais, fell short of expectations. Kim Yeon-gyeong alone supported the collapsed dream of’Uh Woo-heung’ (Heungkuk Life Insurance won anyway) and won the first game.

On the contrary, the head of IBK IBK Industrial Bank’s director Kim Woo-jae got complicated. In the first game, coach Kim concentrated the serve on Heungkuk Life Insurance Kim Mi-yeon, who was uneasy about receiving, and blocked Bruna. However, Kim Yeon-kyung counterattacked through the gap where the checks were scattered.

IBK Industrial Bank itself also had a problem. The main gun Anna Lazarev, who had a sore back, ran full-time, but the attack efficiency fell. Setter Cho Song-hwa was shaken, and Pyo Seung-ju was also due to collapse in the opponent’s target serve. Director Kim complained, “I couldn’t prepare anything.”

All of the teams that won the first leg in the previous PO were in the championship. IBK IBK is in trouble and has no choice but to take out all the remaining cards. You can also change the atmosphere by putting in backup left Yuk Seo-young and backup setter Kim Ha-kyung. The second game will be held at Hwaseong Gymnasium at 7 pm on the 22nd.

Reporter Kim Hyo-kyung