'Leo Match' Hyundai Capital laughed...The opening game of the cup competition, 'Shutout win' to OK Savings Bank.
Sep 21, 2024
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Hyundai Capital has become the winning team in the opening game of the 2024 Tongyeong Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Championship.
Hyundai Capital beat OK Savings Bank 3-0 (30-28, 25-21, 25-11) in the opening match of the cup at Tongyeong Gymnasium on the 21st.
It was a game of interest in many ways. The first cup competition in Tongyeong. On top of that, the tournament will be held in the 9th World Cup, not in July or August, and even foreign players can play, effectively giving the impression of an exhibition game before the opening of the regular league. I was able to check the full strength of each team early on.
On top of that, it was a big match from the opening game. It was because of Leo, a long-lived foreign player. Leo played for OK Savings Bank last season. Although he played well, OK Savings Bank gave up renewing his contract with Leo with the determination to find a better player. Hyundai Capital, which earned the second place in foreign nomination, caught Leo. The two teams clashed from the start, so it deserved to be called 'Leo Match'.
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It was hot from the start due to the close game between the two teams. In the first set, Hyundai Capital took the lead with main catcher Heo Soo-bong's strong performance. However, OK Savings Bank balanced with new foreign player Lucconi's seasoned attack and persistent defense.
From the first set, there was a close game of 28-28 deuce. However, Huh Soo-bong's consecutive points led to the last Lucconi's offensive mistake, and Hyundai Capital's 30-28 victory organized the set.
Was it because he used all his strength and lost in the first set. From the start of the second set, OK Savings Bank began to collapse. He made consecutive mistakes as soon as he started, and was dragged to 0-4. Both teams' scores once reached a 9-2 Hyundai Capital lead.
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The third set was also a favorable trend for Hyundai Capital. On top of that, the game was suspended for a long time with Hyundai Capital leading 10-7. During the attack of OK Savings Bank's Park Won-bin, a hit situation occurred, and the video review was followed, but the complaint of OK Savings Bank's massage director Ogino continued.
The game continued, and OK Savings Bank collapsed without making a turnaround. Coach Ogino played without Lucconi as the gap widened in the middle of the third quarter. In fact, he threw the white flag.
Leo received a lot of attention, but the hottest player of the day was Shin Feng. He made an impressive debut by scoring 15 points, including four serve aces. Heo Soo-bong scored the most points (19 points) in both teams. Leo also did his part with 14 points.
OK Savings Bank Lucconi fought hard with 16 points, but the team's complete defeat faded.
Meanwhile, Tongyeong was excited at the first volleyball festival. A crowd of 1,808 people entered the opening game. There was no empty space in sight. Before the game, there was so much attention that the traffic around the gym was paralyzed.
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