Heungkuk Life Insurance and GS Caltex will face off in the third round. The two teams will start the match at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon at 7:00 pm on the 20th.
The home team, Heungkuk Life Insurance, is second with 12 wins, 3 losses and 35 points. They are currently on a 5-game winning streak. Through today’s game, we challenge for a 6-game winning streak.
The visiting team, GS Caltex, is in 5th place with 5 wins, 9 losses and 17 points. In the recent three-game losing streak, today’s match is aimed at escaping the losing streak.
The two teams have faced each other twice this season, with one win and one loss.
[1R] November 10, 2022 / Seoul Jangchung / Heungkuk Life Insurance [3:0] GS Caltex
Heungkuk Life Insurance was a complete victory. Yelena scored 20 points, Kim Yeon-kyung scored 16 points, and Lee Joo-ah and Kim Mi-yeon each scored 8 points. It was a blocking 9-4 advantage, a sub 4-1 advantage, and there were only 6 errors. In GS Caltex, MoMA scored 16 points and Kang So-hui scored 9 points, but overall they were helpless. There were also 13 crime rooms, 7 more than opponents. I couldn’t score more than 14-16 points per set.
[2R] November 29, 2022 / Incheon Samsan / Heungkuk Life [2:3] GS Caltex
It was a game where GS Caltex found their color. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the power to push. MoMA scored 32 points, and Kang So-hui and Yoo Seo-yeon scored 15 points each. The 62 points of the triangular formation stood out. For 안전놀이터 Heungkuk Life Insurance, Yelena scored 19 points, Kim Mi-yeon 18 points, Kim Yeon-kyung 13 points, and Lee Joo-ah 11 points, and even with a blocking 9-5 and sub 6-4 advantage, they left a regret with 30 rooms. There were 6 more crime rooms than GS Caltex.
how about today Looking at the trajectory of the last five matches of the two teams, there is something in common. The point is that everyone had a bloody battle exchanging sets. Heungkuk Life Insurance played a final set match with Korea Expressway Corporation in the process of winning 5 consecutive wins, and also gave a set to two confrontations with Pepper Savings Bank. GS Caltex has recently played two final sets in a three-game losing streak. Two of the three losses were a slugfest, exchanging sets with Hyundai E&C.
Heungkuk Life Insurance is a team where Kim Yeon-kyung’s hard carry stands out. When the team is shaken, it serves as a mental support. It contributes in everything from attack scoring and throwing defense, receiving and connection to blocking.
Without Kim Yeon-kyung, Heungkuk Life’s ranking this season would not have been different from last season. Now, it is accurate to say that Heungkuk Life Insurance has risen to second place thanks to the effect of Kim Yeon-kyung. Thanks to Kim Yeon-kyung, they are enjoying the effect of a full crowd.
Recently, Heungkuk Life Insurance has noticed Joo-ah Lee’s central score. He doesn’t score many blocking goals, but he has a good fast break with setter Kim Da-sol. Today’s game checkpoint.
In GS Caltex, Kang So-hui was unable to play on the court due to a shoulder injury in the last two games. But it is recovering. In the court adaptation training the day before, Kang So-hui tried to attack. Whether or not he will participate in today’s game will be determined on the field, but there are positive aspects. However, the shoulder injury is a very sensitive part, so we have to keep an eye on the situation until the end.
GS Caltex has a team color that crushes opponents with force. This trend came out in the last round 2 match. In order to gain strength even in blocking and serving inferiority, it is necessary to harmonize the triangle formation, not the monopoly of Moma.
In addition, the middle blocker line, which is helping Han Su-ji, Moon Ji-yoon, Oh Se-yeon, and Kwon Min-ji, must gain strength.
The game starts at 7pm. It is a three-round match between two teams who exchanged wins and losses. It is more anticipated because it is a confrontation between two teams that do not collapse easily. It is a match not to be missed.