Leo + Heo Soo-bong 40 points joint venture Hyundai Capital finished first in the first round. 3-0 win over Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Nov 10, 2024
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Hyundai Capital won a complete set-score 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 33-31) at home against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 10th.
Hyundai Capital, which finished the first round with 5 wins and 1 loss on the day, rose to the top with 14 points, beating KEPCO (5 wins, 1 loss, 11 points) by 3 points.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance remained in fifth place with eight points with two wins and four losses.
For Hyundai Capital, Leo (23 points) and Heo Soo-bong (17 points) duo played, and for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Grosdanov (21 points) and Fazley (10 points) fought, but it was not enough.
In the first set of offense-to-attack, Hyundai Capital's attack success rate was 61.9%, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance was only slightly different at 59.1%. Hyundai Capital had two serve aces and one block, but Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had none. And two more Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance companies in error contributed to Hyundai Capital's 25-20 victory.
A small difference in the close game of the second set decided the winner. At 19-19, Kim Woo-jin's spike serve escaped, and Hyundai Capital made it 20-19, and Jeon Kwang-in's serve in place of Shin Feng shook Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance. Grosdanov tried to touch out the three blockers in front of him and was out, and the two points difference and Leo's two consecutive points made it 23-19 at once. Following Huh Soo-bong's back attack, Jeon Kwang-in's serve ace burst to finish 25-19.
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Following Fazley's spike, Kim Joon-woo blocked Choi Min-ho's fastball and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance led by 3 points again 15-12 due to Jeon Kwang-in's attack error, but Hyundai Capital immediately chased Leo.
At 19-19, Choi Min-ho blocked Fasley's back attack, and Hyundai Capital began to lead. However, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance also stuck to this opportunity in order not to miss it. As they continued to take one point each other, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance led 24-23 due to Leo's mistake following Grosdanov's back attack, but Leo made a deuce with a touchout.
Both teams had a chance to finish the set, but they continued to make mistakes in that opportunity and give up deuce again, leading to 31-31 before they knew it. Hyundai Capital, led again by Jinyoung Kim blocking the ball passed by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Kim Joon-woo, finished the game 33-31 with Leo's spike stuck in the court.
indyk@sportschosun.com
