A miracle happened! GS Caltex defeated No. 1 Heungkuk Life Insurance 32 and escaped for 14 consecutive losses
Jan 07, 2025
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GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek's desperation worked.GS Caltex, a women's professional volleyball team, finally escaped from 14 consecutive losses. Coach Lee Young-taek met with reporters before the game and asked them to share their blessings. The goddess of victory responded wonderfully.
GS Caltex barely defeated Heungkuk Life Insurance with a set score of 3-2 (25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 21-25, 15-13) in the first round of the women's fourth round of the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 7th. GS Caltex, which struggled in the most consecutive losses since its foundation, laughed for the first time in 69 days since the match against Pepper Savings Bank (3-1 win) on November 1 last year. GS Caltex took the first and second sets first and then lost the third and fourth sets, putting it on the brink of a cliff, but it produced a miracle at the last minute.
GS Caltex suffered a painful time amid a string of injuries to its key players and foreign players. Gisele Silva, the core of the offense, and Stephanie Wyler were injured together in the Asian quarter against Heungkuk Life on Nov. 28. Silva returned for the first time in two weeks, but Wyler was out for the season due to severe injuries. Korea's main players, Kim Joo-hyang, Kwon Min-ji and Choi Ga-eun, were also in poor condition.
GS Caltex has also rewritten the record of losing the most consecutive games in the team's history. The previous record was 13 consecutive losses in the 2005-2026 season. At the end of the third round, Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Heungkuk Life Insurance, ranked first and second, met consecutively, increasing their losing streak to 14 games. The outlook was dark because the first game of the fourth round was Heungkuk Life again.
GS Caltex selected a new Asian quarter during the break after the third round and tried to turn the tables. He signed middle blocker Tran Thi Beach Tui, a former member of the Vietnamese national team.
Ahead of the match, GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said, `First of all, we have increased the amount of training. I trained a lot. There were many injured players, so the players were missing and returning, so they lacked training. Tui concentrated on working with the setter."
Usually, he focuses on recovery by charging his physical strength during breaks, but head coach Lee Young-taek found the answer in practice. Coach Lee Young-taek said, `It's a short period, but the hard training players followed me well. I'm in a good condition. I've said it over and over again, but once I get out of the losing streak, I think I definitely have the power to rebound," he stressed.
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GS Caltex won the game after struggling hard. He took the lead by bringing in the first set. He overcame a close game mid-to-late in the second set to win the game. As GS Caltex overcame this crisis, the atmosphere tilted significantly. Tui won the decisive serve ace at 16-15. GS Caltex ran away easily at 17-16 by combining Oh Se-yeon's blocking and Yusu-yeon and Silva's consecutive open attack points. However, he suffered a fierce chase by Heungkuk Life from the third set. In the end, he was dragged to the fifth set. Silva created a counterattack chance with his throwing defense at 12-12. At 14-13, Heungkuk Life's serve was caught in the net, ending with GS Caltex's happy ending.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
