GS Caltex-Road Corporation Cup Finals… Heungkuk Life Loss Without Kim Yeon-kyung
Enter 2022.08.19 (20:50)
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Korea Expressway Corporation and GS Caltex will fight for the women’s trophy at the 2022 Suncheon-Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Tournament.
Korea Expressway Corporation and GS Caltex won the semifinals of the women’s cup competition held at Palma Gymnasium in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do on the 19th and advanced to the final held at 1:30 pm on the 20th.
GS Caltex defeated Hyundai E&C with a set score of 3-1 (25-14, 25-20, 21-15, 27-25), and Korea Expressway Corporation defeated Heungkuk Life Insurance with a set score of 3-0 (25-17, 25-) 19, 25-22) pressed.
On this day, Heungkuk Life’s head coach Kwon Soon-chan was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and might not keep his seat, and Kim Yeon-kyung, the main gunner, Mi-yeon Kim, the outside heater, and Kim Hae-ran, the libero, all did not play.
Instead, players who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 before the tournament and joined the team this morning played the main role.
On the other hand, the Road Corporation put in all the main players such as Bae Yu-na, Moon Jung-won, and veteran middle broker Jung Dae-young.
The Road Corporation played an easy game, leading by a large score difference from the first set. In 14-10, Byeon Ji-soo’s double contact Beom-sil, Bae Yu-na’s blocking, and Lee Ye-rim’s open attack helped her score four consecutive goals.
Heungkuk Life’s attack flow was blocked to such an extent that only five sub-beom rooms were recorded.
The second set was similar. Road Corporation continued the atmosphere in 19-17 as Kim Se-in’s open attack led to consecutive goals.
Sein Kim also made a decisive sub-ace in 22-19.
After finishing the second set 25-19, the road construction company played a seesaw game due to a physical problem at the end of the third set, but it was ahead in concentration and won the shutout.
Bae Yuna scored with a quick attack 23-22, and then finished the game with a sub-ace.
Lee Ye-rim of the Korea Highway Corporation scored 16 points, Kim Se-in scored 14 points, and Bae Yu-na scored 10 points.
Prior to this, GS Caltex, the winner of the 2020 Cup, defeated the defending champion Hyundai E&C.
GS Caltex easily pushed Hyundai E&C, whose organizational power had collapsed in the first set. Hyundai E&C recorded nine team offenses in one set alone.
GS Caltex, who took the first set 25-14, was pushed back by a large score difference in the early second set, but brought the flow of the game in an instant.
In 11-16, Oh Se-yeon’s two blockings led to 6 consecutive goals and turned the game around.
GS Caltex, who made a set score of 2-0, gave up the 3rd set to 21-25 and ended the game in the 4th set.
GS Caltex was on the verge of deuce by conceding three consecutive runs in 24-21 in the 4th set, but in 25-25, Ji-yoon Moon broke through the blocking wall and scored like a golden goal, and the opposing team’s attack was out as Yeon-ju Hwang finished the game.
Jiyoon Moon led the team to victory with 22 points, the most for both teams.
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