Hyundai E&C beats IBK Industrial Bank 3-1 over ‘Soonghwa Controversy’ and runs 10 consecutive wins

[스포츠서울 | 김용일기자] Hyundai E&C, a women’s professional volleyball team, has secured its lead by running for 10 consecutive victories.

Hyundai E&C won the away match against Dodram 2021-2022 V League Women’s IBK Industrial Bank held at Hwaseong Gymnasium on the 20th with a set score of 3-1 (25-19 21-25 25-23 25-21). Hyundai E&C, which has reached 10 consecutive wins in about 10 years and 10 months since January 2011, is one step closer to 14 consecutive wins, the most consecutive wins in the women’s division achieved by GS Caltex in the 2009-2010 season. On the other hand, IBK, which broke the opening chain of 7 consecutive losses in the last Pepper Savings Bank match, failed to acquire points and was unable to get out of the bottom with 1 win and 8 losses (2 points).

Not only the results but also unexpected controversies intertwined, and the atmosphere between the two teams was sharply different even before the start. IBK has announced its intention to retire after setter Jo Song-hwa left the team. Coach Sani Kim also expressed his intention to resign, but after persuading coach Nam-won Seo and the club, he returned to the team the day before the game and sat on the bench that day. It is known that Song-Hwa Jo was dissatisfied with coach Seo’s coaching method as well as poor team performance. The IBK club is trying to persuade him to return to the team.

In spite of various controversies, IBK struggled, such as Pyo Seung-ju (20 points), Kim Hee-jin (12 points), and Kim Su-ji (10 points) scoring double-digit points side by side in the Tokyo Olympic semifinals, but it was not enough to catch Hyundai E&C. . In Hyundai E&C, main gun Yasmin scored the most points for both teams, with 32 points, and center Yang Hyo-jin, who is on the rise recently, also supported 13 points, including two blocking.

Seongmin Moon of Hyundai Capital cheers during the match between OK Financial Group and Hyundai Capital in the men’s professional volleyball team held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan on the 20th. In this match, Sung-Min Moon achieved 4,000 points in his second career attack. yunhap news

Earlier, in the men’s division held at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium, OK Financial Group beat Hyundai Capital with a set score of 3-2 (17-25 25-16 25-21 23-25 ​​15-10) with Leo’s 42-point one-man show leading the way. With 6 wins and 3 losses (15 points), OK Financial Group jumped from 4th to 2nd. Although Hyundai Capital lost, they added one point and climbed to the top of the table with 16 points (5 wins and 5 losses).

In this match, Hyundai Capital’s Sung-Min Moon added 10 points and broke the 4,000 points mark for the second time in his career.

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