It's not just Matteiko. With Kim Yeon-koung, Heungkuk Life Insurance won 3-0 in shock over Hyundai Engineering & Construction, ranking second
Jan 25, 2025
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Heungkuk Life Insurance presented a wonderful victory to 6050 sold-out home fans who visited the gym for the Lunar New Year holiday with a complete victory of 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-15) at home against Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th.
Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung scored 16 points, and the middle blocker pitch added 15 points, including six blocks. Jung Yoon-ju is also active with 14 points. Foreign player Matteiko scored only nine points, but he enjoyed the joy of victory thanks to his teammates' strong performance.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction's MOMA scored 13 points and Wipawi scored eight points, but the performance of domestic players did not meet expectations as Ko Ye-rim scored six points and Yang Hyo-jin scored four points.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which won three consecutive games, won 18 games and lost 5, maintaining its top spot with 53 points. Hyundai Engineering & Construction has lost two consecutive games, winning 15 games and losing 47 points. He failed to chase the first place and failed to escape the pursuit of third-place Jeong Kwan-jang (16 wins, 6 losses, 43 points).
Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., which had dominated the top two spots, have recently slowed down. The two-way race is changing to a three-way race as Jeong Kwan-jang has won 12 consecutive games.
Heungkuk Life is determined to bring in Matteiko, a replacement for the injured foreign player Tutku, to clear the line and keep the top spot, while Hyundai Engineering & Construction is determined to continue the fight for first place until the second half by narrowing the gap with Heungkuk Life.
Before the game, Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Sung-hyung said "The season is going from mid to late. I had a chance, but I couldn't hit it, and Heungkuk Life couldn't run away. "Today's game is important. If it gets wider, it could be a burden later in the season," he said of the importance of the game.
Heungkuk Life Insurance is in a situation where the performance of substitute Matteiko is important. However, Heungkuk Life Insurance's manager Avonjada said, `Matteiko can be the key to the game, but that doesn't mean he's the only player. I think other players' performances are important, too"
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On the other hand, Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Moma attack was not easy. The attack success rate was only 36.4%, staying at 4 points, and Wipawi also added only 3 points with a 33.3% success rate. As the attack did not go well, there were as many as eight mistakes, and the score was dedicated to Heungkuk Life Insurance. From the beginning, Heungkuk Life took the lead and quickly ended the first set 25-13.
The second set is a close game. In the last minute's height and concentration, the No. 1 team was revealed. In the beginning, Hyundai Engineering & Construction turned the tables while leading, and Heungkuk Life Insurance led by 4 points 17-13, but it was difficult to predict the victory until the end, narrowing the gap to 18-17, 1 point due to Wipawi's spike.
At 22-20, the pitch decided the game. He made it a three-point difference with a mobile attack and caught Moma's spike to 24-20, set point. In the end, Kim Yeon-kyung's spike led Heungkuk Life to the second set with 25-21.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which won the second set with difficulty, also caught the early flow of the third set. Kim Yeon-kyung, Matteiko, and Jung Yoon-joo's attacks blocked the pitch, leading the game to 8-2. Hyundai Engineering & Construction went in pursuit, but Heungkuk Life continued to lead by maintaining the score gap, and it reached the match point 24-15. The game ended with Kim Soo-ji's quick attack.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
