It didn't collapse. Samsung fought hard until the end...Thanks to you, KIA shone even more
Oct 29, 2024
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Game 5 of the Korean Series between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 28th. a 7-5 victory for KIA. With 4 wins and 1 loss in the series, KIA re-lifted the Korean Series trophy for the first time in seven years. It was an emotional moment to confirm the victory in front of Gwangju's home fans for the first time in 37 years.
If there is a winner, there is a loser. The Samsung team had no choice but to feel angry and unfair at the cheering KIA players.
Still, it deserved applause. It was a good fight.
He faced a lot of bad news from the first game. 1st and 2nd base chances with no outs in the 6th inning leading 1-0. The game was suspended due to rain in a flow that could completely overturn the game. "Baseball is a sport of flow," Samsung said, adding it was a fatal blow to Samsung. Two days later, the game was suspended, and Samsung suffered an upset loss. History will tell. If Samsung had caught the first game that day, how would the series have gone.
This unfair defeat alone forced the team's morale to be greatly dampened. In fact, Koo Ja-wook and Conor were out of injury and faced off against the strong team KIA.
Still, I got the third game. However, ace Won Tae-in, who believed in Game 4, was replaced early due to a shoulder injury, casting a dark cloud. A complete defeat. The fact that the ace left the team dealt a severe psychological blow to the team.
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But Samsung did not. He didn't give up from the beginning of the game and took the lead with Diaz and Kim Young-woong's home runs. From the beginning, it overshadowed the prospect that KIA would lead, making KIA excited for the festival. He allowed a tie and a reversal in the middle of the game due to the lack of pitchers, but he did not give up until the end, creating a bases-loaded chance in the eighth inning.
If Samsung had collapsed in Game 5, of course, the KIA team and fans would have been happy, but the thrill of victory might have been less. However, the last moment of KIA's victory could be more valuable because Samsung made a fight until the end.
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Although there was a disappointing choice in the Korean Series, the team advanced to the Korean Series in the face of a series of injured players and was evaluated as `losing well.' Although it did not come to fruition as a victory, it is certain that we had a season that deserves sufficient applause.
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