"Volleyball empress" Kim Yeon-kyung 35 expressed her anger by hitting the ball hard on the floor after her failed attack. Since then, the players have shown different concentration, and Heungkuk Life Insurance has lost consecutive games beyond the crisis.
Although Kim Yeon-kyung himself did not mean it, this behavior of the mental support in the team had a significant impact on the performance of other players.
Kim Yeon-kyung led the team to a 3-1 25-17 25-20 13-25 25-21 victory in a match against Dodram 2023-24 V-League women's official at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 24th.
This game was very important for Heungkuk Life, which has lost three games in the last four games and its first consecutive loss of the season. This is because it was an opportunity to fight for the lead against Hyundai Engineering & Construction again, and if it lost, it had to be chased by GS Caltex, the third place.
The players displayed strong concentration from the beginning. They saved the ball persistently by playing the "one more foot" defense.
All the players, regardless of their positions, including Libero Do Soo-bin and Kim Yeon-kyung, who originally had good defense, setter Lee Won-jung and middle blocker Kim Soo-ji, Asian quarter foreign player Raina Tokoku, and Apogit position Elena Mrazenovic.
Chung Kwan-gwan seemed overwhelmed by this momentum, and Heungkuk Life easily won the first and second sets.
However, in the third set, Heungkuk Life lost to Chung who changed the formation. If Chung lost the fourth set, the result would be back to square one.
At this moment, Kim Yeon-koung stepped up. She aggressively launched attacks from the beginning of the set, marking the end of a long rally. She also successfully staged another difficult attack at 9-8, widening the gap to two points.
Under the circumstances, Kim Yeon-kyung had another chance after a long rally, which was blocked by Mega Watty Puttywi registered Mega. With her head down, Kim grabbed the ball and hit it hard with her hand. The ball bounced far away.
However, Kim Yeon-koung's anger was all about self-defense. He scored two consecutive points afterwards, and Heungkuk Life Insurance, which gained momentum, virtually tied the game 14-9 after Kim Soo-ji's attack after the defense.
In other words, the game was decided by Kim Yeon-kyung's "angry" and "awakening."
"Actually, in Korea, I don't like expressing my emotions, but I think I can express my anger as long as the card is not shown. I play with passion while staying true to my emotions," Kim said after the match.
"It's a problem if you continue to feel angry, but it's okay if you regain your composure quickly," he said, adding, "I think I can focus more on other players by doing so."
She is Kim Yeon-kyung, who freely expresses her emotions even in normal times, but it was also because of the importance of the game that she expressed more loudly on this day.
"I was disappointed because the players were not in good condition in general recently," Kim said. "I prepared well because I thought today's game was very important, but I showed good performance. Everyone did a good job in their respective positions." 스포츠토토사이트
However, he said he did not intentionally express his emotions. "I came out because I was playing," he said. "I think it would be better for other players to express themselves rather than hide themselves."
Heungkuk Life, which slowed down in the third round, created room for a rebound with the game.
"In December, we had tight schedule and many away games. However, I think my schedule in the fourth round will improve a bit," Kim said. "If I rest and prepare well, I think I will be able to do well without any big problems."
