Entered 2024.04.01 22:20 Modified 2024.04.01 22:20
This is the first time in history that games 1 to 3 have been close in full sets… Hyundai Engineering & Construction all come from behind to win
Heungkuk Life Insurance finished second in women’s professional volleyball for two consecutive years following last year’s comeback, while Hyundai Engineering & Construction secured a combined victory (1st place in the regular league and a win in the championship game) for the first time in 13 years. Hyundai E&C defeated Heungkuk Life Insurance with a set score of 3-2 (22-25 25-17 23-25 25-23 15) in the third match of the 2023-2024 Dodram V-League Championship (3 wins out of 5) held at the Samsan World Gym in Incheon on the 1st. -7).
As a result, Hyundai Engineering & Construction had a come-from-behind win after a full set in both games 1 to 3 and the champion’s trophy was lifted.
This is the first time that the first through third rounds of the women’s championship have been held in five sets. Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s combined championship is the second in history and 13 years after the 2010-2011 season.
It is eight years since the 2015-2016 season and the third time in the club’s history that they have won the championship.
In this season’s regular league, Hyundai Engineering & Construction (80 points, 26 wins, 10 losses) came first, beating Heungkuk Life Insurance (79 points, 28 wins, 8 losses) by one point, and went directly to the championship game. Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s first place in the regular league is the fifth in the club’s history and second in this category after Heungkuk Life Insurance (6 times).
Although Hyundai Engineering & Construction was in first place in the regular league in the 2019-2020 season and the 2021-2022 season, it also shook off the sadness of losing the opportunity to play in the championship due to the result of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) .
On the other hand, Heungkuk Life Insurance, who suffered a ‘reverse sweep’ by the Korea Expressway Corporation last year, left this championship game without even a single victory. Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s top gun, Moma Basoko Letizia (registered name: Moma), showed a remarkable performance, scoring 109 points in three games, and was selected as the MVP of the championship game.
MoMA received 25 votes in the press poll, comfortably beating Yang Hyo-jin, who received 6 votes. Heungkuk Life Insurance took the first set, just like in the first and second games.
Heungkuk Life Insurance showed its solid receiving line (63.64% efficiency) while at the same time lowering Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s receiving efficiency to 26.09% with sharp service.
Heungkuk Life Insurance took an early 1-6 lead but tied the score at 12-12, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction also allowed a reversal to 16-19 before leveling the scores at 19-19, leading to a fierce battle.
However, Heungkuk Life Insurance, which received a lot of support from the home fans, was stronger.
Heungkuk’s life insurance ended the first set at 23-22 with a quick opening by Willow Johnson (registered name Willow) and Reina Tokoku (registered name Reina). Hyundai Engineering & Construction successfully counterattacked in the second set.
MoMA scored only 3 points in the second set, but domestic players such as Lee Da-hyun (7 points), Jeong Ji-yoon (5 points), and Yang Hyo-jin (4 points) filled the vacancies.
As soon as the whistle blew, Lee Da-hyun’s quick attack, Jeong Ji-yoon’s quick opening, and opponent Kim Yeon-kyung’s quick opening combined to escape with a three-point lead.
At 9-6, Kim Yeon-kyung’s opener fell off the court again, while MoMA and Jeong Ji-yoon’s opener fell inside the court, giving Hyundai Engineering & Construction a double score of 12-6.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction, who maintained the score difference, tied the set score at 23-17 with Yang Hyo-jin’s quick attack and Jeong Ji-yoon’s open. Both teams gave it their all in the 3rd and 4th set continuing the battle by one or two points.
Heungkuk Life Insurance accumulated a certain point at 22-22 in the third set with Raina’s hard hit and Kim Yeon-kyung’s push.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction chased a point thanks to Yang Hyo-jin’s quick attack, but Kim Yeon-kyung ended the 3rd set with a well-timed feint attack.
Even in the 4th set, the excitement of the match showed no sign of abating, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction successfully counter-attacked.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction ran away with a two-point lead at 20-20 thanks to MoMA’s opening and Go Ye-rim’s blocking.
Heungkuk Life Insurance tied the score at 23-23, but Willow was serving out and MoMA attacked back crossing, and the match continued to the 5th set. In the 5th set, a 15-point battle, Hyundai Engineering & Construction took the early momentum.
Yang Hyo-jin blocked the opening of her close friend Kim Yeon-kyung and even managed to score a push, and MoMA took a three-point lead with a hard shot.
At 8-5, Yang Hyo-jin and Wipawi made a time-lapse attack and Yang Hyo-jin scored an open score, reaching the 10-point mark.
Afterwards, as Heungkuk Life Insurance’s request for a video review of Kim Mi-yeon’s opening came to nothing, the atmosphere completely shifted to Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
MoMA gave Hyundai Engineering & Construction a moment of joy with consecutive open scores at 13-7.
On this day at Hyundai Engineering & Construction, MoMA scored 38 points, and Yang Hyo-jin (18 points), Lee Da-hyun (13 points), Wipawi (11 points), and Jeong Ji-yoon (10 points) performed are equal. .
Heungkuk Life Insurance had a triangular formation of Willow (30 points), Kim Yeon-kyung (23 points), and Raina (23 points), but Hyundai Engineering & Construction had more firepower. On this day, Hyundai Engineering & Construction had a team attack success rate of 48.55%, surpassing Heungkuk Life Insurance with 37.91% by more than 10 percentage points.
/happy news
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