‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung made a big success to celebrate her 35th birthday. However, her team, Heungkuk Life Insurance, couldn’t help but laugh as she ended her 3-game winning streak with a come-from-behind defeat.
Heungkuk Life Insurance lost with a set score of 2-3 (17-25 31-29 19-25 10-15) in an away game against GS Caltex in the 6th round of the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League Women’s Division held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 26th.
Kim Yeon-kyung was responsible for scoring 28 points, the most on the team that day, and played the role of main gun. The attack success rate of 45.76% and the attack efficiency of 40.68% were also similar to Kim Yeon-kyung.
In particular, in the second set where the team was on the verge of a shutout loss, he showed the aspect of a ‘game changer’ that changed the flow of the game by fully demonstrating his unique solver temperament.
8 points in the 3rd set, attack success rate 53.85% The setter’s toss and adjusting the strength of the attack according to the movement of the opponent’s defense were enough to elicit cheers from the crowd.
However, for Heungkuk Life Insurance, the pace of the team fell sharply from the 4th set. After the Korea Expressway Corporation exhibition on the 23rd, the aftermath of only two days of rest gradually appeared.
Even in Kim Yeon-kyung’s struggle, it collapsed by giving the 4th and 5th sets to GS Caltex in succession, and eventually ended the week in defeat after a bloody battle. With 23 wins and 8 losses in the season and 70 points, they are leading by 6 points ahead of 2nd place Hyundai E&C (64 points), but tension cannot be relaxed in the remaining 5 regular season games. 슬롯사이트
As an individual Kim Yeon-kyung, there was a bit of regret on the evening of her 35th birthday, which could have been perfect. On this day, dozens of Kim Yeon-kyung’s fans celebrated ‘Volleyball Emperor’s Birthday’ by distributing placards with phrases congratulating Kim Yeon-kyung’s birthday at the Jangchung Gymnasium and the entrance of Dongdaemun Station on subway line 3.
Kim Yeon-kyung received the MVP trophy in the 5th round in front of 3,200 people in front of 3,200 people as well as the enthusiastic support of the fans and even showed good performance, but she could not get the gift of ‘victory’ that she wanted the most.
Meanwhile, 3,200 fans who filled the Jangchung Gymnasium over the weekend also enjoyed the high-level performance of both teams, reminiscent of a championship game. Following the match on the 19th, GS Caltex-Heungkuk Life Insurance matches were sold out in a row, and it seems to be establishing itself as the best box office card in the V-League.