He couldn't laugh even though he won the championship and won the opening five games in a row..."Just thinking of Elian injury in my head, I have to pray"
Nov 06, 2024
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Korea Electric Power Corporation coach Kwon Young-min couldn't laugh even after winning a miraculous come-from-behind victory.
KEPCO won a 3-2 set-score victory against Hyundai Capital at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 6th. With the worst performance, he was likely to lose the first and second sets and suffer a shutdown, survived from the third set and won after a huge deuce match in the fifth set, winning the opening five consecutive games. Coach Kwon was in a situation where he felt like flying in the sky because he caught Hyundai Capital, the favorite who had won all four games.
However, coach Kwon couldn't even smile. This is because Elian was injured in the process of winning the last winning point. After the successful attack, he touched his elbow during the landing process. He was carried off on a stretcher.
Elian was shocked by her knee, which was not good originally as she fell, and her balance collapsed as she hurt her knee and hit her elbow hard.
Coach Kwon said after the game, `I don't know exactly about Elian's condition. You have to get a hospital check-up to find out. However, I think I hurt both my knees and elbows, he sighed. Coach Kwon said "My knee slipped as I fell. I won, but the wound is bigger. All I can think of is Elian in my head now. I think I should pray."
Elian scored 24 points to lead the team to victory. He was a young player and the first player to play in the Apogit Spiker position, so he was not perfect, but he was growing well with power and spirit. If Elian is injured, it will be a big negative factor for KEPCO, which has been on a winning streak since the opening.
On the other hand, coach Kwon said about the come-from-behind victory on the day, "The opponent did so well in the first and second sets." We didn't get a reception. He said let's do it comfortably from the third set. He said, "Let's start with receiving." If I win just one set, I'll have a chance, so let's win. The players did a good job. As receiving stabilized, Yamato used various players, such as using a fastball", he explained.
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