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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung is cheering after scoring a serve. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung is cheering after scoring a serve. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Fans are celebrating Kim Yeon-koung's birthday. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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Is it the power of the pink wave that flooded Samsan World Gymnasium. 'Volleyball Emperor'Kim Yeon-kyung's last dance, Heungkuk Life is one step closer to winning the championship.
Heungkuk Life Insurance won the set score 3-1 (25-14, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21) against IBK Industrial Bank in the sixth round of the V-League at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th.
With the victory, Heungkuk Life had its 26th win (five losses) this season, with 76 points, leaving only one point to confirm the top spot in the regular season. If the second-place Jung Kwan-jang (58 points) loses the match against GS Caltex on the 26th, or Heungkuk Life Insurance adds one more point in the showdown between Heungkuk Life Insurance and Jung Kwan-jang on March 1, the top spot in the regular season will be confirmed.
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Fans who filled the stadium are cheering enthusiastically. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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On the other hand, Industrial Bank of Korea remained at 12 wins and 19 losses and 37 points due to the defeat, confirming the elimination of volleyball in the spring, and mixed feelings. The Industrial Bank of Korea won the second set on the day and broke the bond of shutdown for the last four consecutive games, but failed to shake off the disgrace of 1 win and 12 losses this year. After losing all six games in the fourth round and one win in the fifth round (against Pepper Savings Bank), the team has lost six games in a row. It is on the verge of being upset by the 5th-ranked Korea Expressway Corporation (35 points).
It is Kim Yeon-kyung's 'Last Dance', who announced his retirement after this season. The site was sold out with fans celebrating Kim Yeon-kyung's birthday on the 26th and the upcoming regular season victory and the direct match against the championship. With 6,067 spectators, the joy doubled as it sold out its fourth home game this season and recorded the largest number of spectators. Kim Na-hee, Park Hyun-joo and Park Eun-seo, who played for Heungkuk Life in the past, also visited the scene.
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life's Jung Yoon-joo and Fitch are delighted after the successful attack. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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It is closer to winning than ever in the fourth season since Kim Yeon-kyung's return to the V-League. Heungkuk Life Insurance had 10 consecutive wins before the game, while second-ranked Jeong Kwan-jang was out due to Bukirich and third-ranked Hyundai Engineering & Construction was out due to injury.
"We will prepare for every game as we do until the first place is confirmed," Heungkuk Life coach Marcello Avonza said. Anything can happen in sports." He also experienced an unprecedented reverse sweep while leading the championship match against the Korea Expressway Corporation with two wins and no losses in the 2022-2023 season.
"It is satisfactory that our players are showing different volleyball from the last two seasons" " but there have been injury issues every season. We also had a hard time with Tutku's injury. I hope I can play in my best condition before the championship."
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Fans are celebrating Kim Yeon-koung's birthday. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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Kim Ho-chul, manager of IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, said, `The spring volleyball is already over. It's impossible to win the rest of the game." Then "I hope you enjoy playing in spring volleyball without any pressure." "Doing your best until the end for the fans is a professional," he explained. "Lee So-young is frustrated with herself, but she's going to let her play full-time in the sixth round."
The first set is Heungkuk Life's complete victory. From the beginning, Kim Yeon-kyung hit consecutive serve aces and won easily after leading. The Industrial Bank of Korea self-destructed, recording as many as 11 mistakes.
The second set is Industrial Bank of Korea's counterattack. Victoria, who was sluggish with no goals and three errors in the first set, scored as many as 12 points in the second set, leading the team's atmosphere. Industrial Bank of Korea, which has been humiliated by shutdowns in the last four consecutive games, won the set in five games. On the other hand, Heungkuk Life was in disarray.
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Fans are celebrating Kim Yeon-koung's birthday. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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The third set was a watershed moment. Heungkuk Life led 5-0 and 10-5 at the beginning of the set with Tutku and Peach's performances.
Kim Yeon-kyung and Kim Soo-ji made a series of serve mistakes and made the flow. Victoria's fierce attack led to a 12-13 upset, and Kim Yeon-kyung's overnet error made it 15-18.
The real power was from this time. Kim Yeon-koung broke the opponent's flow and tied it at 18-18 due to the opponent's repeated mistakes. It was overwhelming after Kim Yeon-kyung's central rear attack turned the game around and rode the flow. For the Industrial Bank of Korea, the mistake of Lee So-young and Kim Chae-won during defense was a regrettable turning point.
Heungkuk Life, which gained momentum, finished the game after leading the fourth set all the time. At every critical moment 'Solver'Kim Yeon-koung (20 points) shone. The main character who finished the game was Kim Yeon-koung. Tutku (20 points), Jung Yoon-joo (13 points) and Peach (10 points) evenly supported them.
Industrial Bank of Korea's main gun Victoria (31 points) struggled alone, but it was not enough to turn the game around.
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| A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung is cheering with her teammates after scoring a serve. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
