The foreign commander, who was excluded from the fifth set of bloodshed, was angry at the 'mistake' rather than defeat
Nov 03, 2024
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Five sets of blood clots over two hours and 40 minutes. It was also a famous game in which the battle of one step and one step was unfolded in each set.
The winner was Woori Card. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance lost 2-3 in the match against Woori Card in the Dodram 2024-2025 season at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 3rd after a close game of full set.
It collapsed in front of Ali, who hit five serve aces in the fifth set alone. Woori Card players cheered, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance players and home fans were frustrated. He aimed for the miracle by turning over the fourth set, but he lacked the last end.
Throughout the game, the leader's face was calm and dark as a series of close matches that were difficult to breathe. Manager Kim Sang-woo of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance said, "(Woori Card) Ali hit the serve really well. He relaxed and put his RBI in. There's no way if one player, in a short five-set series, hits a serve like that'` he laughed despondently.
However, he could not hide his mixed feelings about foreign player Grosdanov's poor performance. Initially, the foreign player of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was Mattei Kok. However, just before the opening, he suffered a season-out injury and brought Grosdanov as a substitute.
With a strong impact in the cup competition, hopes grew that only Grosdanov would join. However, since the start of the regular season, the team has won and lost 1 to 3, and despite having the Asian quarter parsley that everyone envied, it has rarely been able to increase wins. It is the third consecutive victory since the opening match victory against the lowest-ranked KB Insurance.
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In the end, head coach Kim Sang-woo called Grozdanov into the warm-up zone during the fifth set and put Kim Woo-jin in to write a reversal scenario. Although he failed to connect with victory, Kim Woo-jin's performance through the Cup and this season was worth expecting. On the contrary, even though it was a full set match, it was not such an expectation for Grosdanov.
Manager Kim Sang-woo said, `I didn't replace it because of injuries, and I didn't perform as well as I thought. Expectations were high, but they didn't meet expectations."
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At the end of the second set, Woori Card Ali's attack was blocked and flowed to the side, and Grosdanov, who was chasing, had a momentary illusion and avoided it. Unlike his embarrassing colleagues, it was a moment when Kim Sang-woo's expression froze coldly.
"It's a scene that should never come out. It was a scene where we could get it and make a score, but it's a moment that we shouldn't be mistaken. It was a really wrong scene."
If it's "lost but fought well," it's Kim Sang-woo, the coach who experienced enough last season. Still, the foundation has been laid to some extent. Now it's a season where we're desperate to win. A long time has passed since the word "volleyball master" felt empty. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance now wants to win.
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