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The winners of the first leg of the championship were Korean Air and Lincoln Williams (registered name Lincoln).
In a situation where they have to give up the championship for the 2021-2022 season to Korean Air if they add one loss, KB Insurance is aiming to counterattack with ‘V-League’s best striker’ Keita Nomori (registered name Keita).
The second leg of the Pro Volleyball Dodram 2021-2022 V League Men’s Championship will be held on the 7th at Uijeongbu Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do.
As the regular league suspension period was prolonged in the followingmath of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the V-League men’s team decided to shorten the postseason schedule, and the championship match was also decided to be the ‘shortest three-game two-game system.
In the first game at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 4th, Korean Air, the home team and ranked first in the regular league, laughed first. Korean Air defeated KB Insurance with a set score of 3-1 (24-26 25-22 25-23 25-15).
The performances of the native left Kwak Seung-seok and Jeong Ji-seok (15 points or more) stood out, but the weapon Korean Air used most often was the Lincoln.
Lincoln was responsible for 45.6% of the team’s offense and scored 31 points, the most for both teams. The attack success rate was 61.7%.
On the other hand, Keita was responsible for 52.34%, which is more than half of the attacks on KB Insurance, with only 27 points and a success rate of 48.21%. This was an unsatisfactory result considering Keita’s weight in the team and regular league performance, where he was the top scorer in the V-League for two consecutive seasons and scored 1,285 points, the most in a single season this season.
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In the match once morest foreign players, Lincoln won by decision over Keita, leaving Korean Air with only one win to achieve the first two consecutive seasons (regular league first place, championship win).
Lincoln fought well once morest KB Insurance in the regular league as well. He scored the most goals (146 points) before KB Insurance (6 matches), and his attacking success rate was also 57.33%, second only to Hyundai Capital (58.28%).
Keita scored 210 points in six matches once morest Korean Air in the regular league, more points than Lincoln. However, the attack success rate was 50.66%, the lowest among the six teams.
Although the proportion of attacks was so high that Keita gave a lot of points, it means that Korean Air was not unilaterally defeated by Keita.
In the first leg of the championship decision, Korean Air blocked Keita with the organic movement of blockers and receive lines.
Keita jumps and rejoicesIn the second game to be held on the 7th, Lincoln and Keita’s pride battle is expected to unfold.
After the first game, Lincoln said, “My goal is not important. I only think regarding winning the team. I will do my best to help the team win in the second game as well.”
Keita struggled in the first set in the play-off (PO) once morest KEPCO, but recovered her performance from the second set, and gave KB Insurance a ticket to advance to the first championship game.
After the PO, Keita proudly said, “You can stop me for a while, but you can’t stop me completely.”
Keita, who faltered in the first round, is armed with her unique confidence and aims to counterattack in the second.
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