A big match with all the steam? Lee Sun-woo's explosive articles of association turned the tables on Heungkuk Life Insurance, which was confirmed as No. 1

Mar 01, 2025

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A packed crowd gathered in anticipation of a big match, but all the main players were missing. With the No. 1 ranking already decided, both teams competed with each other.

Jeong Kwan-eun won a thrilling come-from-behind victory with a set score of 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-13, 15-) in the sixth round match against Heungkuk Life in the Dodram 2024-2024 V-League at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 1st.

The first-place Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. and the second-place Jeong Kwan-jang Co. This is the last match of Kim Yeon-koung, who announced her retirement. A full crowd filled the stadium early on for the Samil Day holiday, but both teams excluded a large number of key players on the day. Heungkuk Life Insurance's main players, including Kim Yeon-kyung and Tutku Jung Yoon-joo, are missing, while Kim Da-eun, Choi Eun-ji, Park Hye-jin, and Park Soo-yeon participated as starters in the first set.

Heungkuk Life Insurance, which has already confirmed the top spot in the regular league. On February 26, Jung Kwan-jang, the second-ranked team, lost 1-3 to GS Caltex, completely extinguishing Heungkuk Life's final magic number. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which confirmed the top spot on the day of rest, managed the game leisurely by putting in young players, excluding a large number of veteran key players who were somewhat exhausted by long consecutive wins.

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Against this, Jeong Kwan-jang also played without all the other key players, such as Mega and Jung Ho-young and Yeom Hye-sun, who were exhausted as Bukirich and Park Eun-jin were injured. It was a decision that looked far into the playoffs.

A tight race was held from the first set with newcomers and backup players. After a close race, Heungkuk Life reached 20 points first with Moon Ji-yoon's successful attack on the back attack, and in the ensuing close race, Choi Eun-ji's open score and Lim Hye-rim's fastball score exploded and ran away by three points. Jeong Kwan-jang, who was shaken by a mistake, chased down to a one-point difference as his weak serve revived, but Heungkuk Life easily won the first set as Lee Ji-soo's cool score exploded at set point.

At the beginning of the second set, Heungkuk Life Insurance quickly accumulated the score, running by five points. But tenderloin rose. The number of mistakes increased due to the basic mistakes that kept coming out. The articles of association quickly followed the tie. Heungkuk Life Insurance, which faced a crisis, began to widen the gap again with its blocking advantage. Heungkuk Life Insurance, leading 23-20 by three points, reached the set score with an opponent's mistake, and took even the second set as Choi Eun-ji's final hit broke out.

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However, Jeong Kwan-jang's counterattack began from the third set. Lee Sun-woo and Park Hye-min began to burst, putting strong pressure on Heungkuk Life. Jeong Kwan-jang, who led early in the third set and allowed a tie, took the lead with Park Hye-min's successful second consecutive attack at 11-11. Jeong Kwan-jang, whose blocking was revived, blocked Heungkuk Life's attacks in a row and reached 20 points first, leading by four points. Heungkuk Life, which was in crisis, lost three sets, self-destructing due to mistakes.

The four-set battle became even fiercer. Both teams exchanged points, leading to an extremely close game. With both teams unstable serve, Jeong Kwan-jang led in concentration and widened the gap in the fourth set. Lee Sun-woo scored 25 points individually as he continued to launch attacks that caught the opponent off guard. Jeong Kwan-jang, who ran away by more than 10 points in an instant, overwhelmed Heungkuk Life with Lee Sun-woo's explosive power and led the game to five sets.

Jeong Kwan-jang's receiving, which was weak in the last five sets, began to shake. In a 4-4 close game, Heungkuk Life put Kim Yeon-kyung, who is on a retirement tour, on the court. Jeong Kwan-jang, who was two points behind, succeeded in turning the tables by saving the open chance without missing it. Kim Yeon-koung, who came to the court for a while and worked together, returned to the bench. Jeong Kwan-jang finished the game with the opponent's attack off the line at the match point that Park Hae-min reached through the opponent's defense. On this day, Lee Sun-woo scored 32 points alone.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.