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| A match between GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life in the women's volleyball V-League was held at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 7th. GS Caltex's new Asian quarter player Tui (left) and Heungkuk substitute Matteiko are preparing for the game. Jangchung = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2025.01.07/ |
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| Hungkuk Life's new foreign player Matteiko. |
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| GS Caltex's new Asian quarter player Tui. |
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As expected, sports players come before their appearance. Two new foreign players who made their V-League debut caught the attention of fans, but their joys and sorrows were mixed.
A match between GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life Insurance was held in the fourth round of the volleyball V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 7th. GS Caltex won the set score 3-2 against Heungkuk Life Insurance after a close game in the full set. Heungkuk Life Insurance, the league's leader, was hit by GS Caltex, the last-place team in the league. Heungkuk Life added one more point, but suffered a disappointing loss, and GS Caltex escaped from a swamp of 14 consecutive losses.
After the All-Star break break, the two teams joined a new foreign player in the second half.
Heungkuk Life recruited Marta Matteiko (Matteiko) as a substitute when foreign main spiker Tutku Bourge (Tutku) suffered a knee injury in the third round and was unable to play for more than a month.
Matteiko, who is 197cm tall from Poland, has a lot of experience playing in major European leagues such as France, Belgium, Spain, and Poland.
Matteiko's pretty appearance caught the eye first. He expected to show high RBI attack and blocking ability using his tall height, but he did not do so before his V-League debut.
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| A match between GS Caltex and Heungkuk Life in the women's volleyball V-League was held at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 7th. Heungkuk Life's Matteiko is making a spike in front of GS Caltex Blocking. |
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| Heungkuk Life's Matteiko who roars after scoring. |
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He started in the first set against GS Caltex, but scored only three points in total until the second set. The RBI was not high and the spike was not strong. It may be called a lack of adaptation to the first game of the new league, but it was a disappointing performance.
Heungkuk was able to lead the game from the third set to the fifth set without Matteiko. With Matteiko out, Heungkuk's performance has revived.
GS Caltex also replaced its Asian quarter player. 184cm Vietnamese national middle blocker Tran Tui (Tui) made his V-League debut. Tui, who took the court as a substitute, started off in a good mood by scoring serve points from the first set. The playing time was not long, but Tui, who played until the fifth set, scored five points (2 sub points), contributing to the team's escape from losing consecutive games.
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| GS Caltex Tui, who serves the first set. |
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Vietnamese fans were also seen cheering at the stadium to watch the Vietnamese national team's debut. Tui still looked nervous, but he helped his team win before his debut.
In the second half, Heung-guk and GS were joined by new foreign players, but their joys and sorrows were mixed. Heungkuk Life's replacement Matteiko had a question mark on his ability, and GS Caltex Tui became a new vitality for the team.
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| GS Caltex won the set score 3-2 against Heungkuk Life Insurance. Tui is sharing the joy of victory with his teammates after the game. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
