Suwon KEPCO 5 consecutive wins… Uijeongbu KB Insurance’s 10th consecutive loss, a ‘joyful intersection’ – Gyeonggi Ilbo

Professional volleyball team Suwon KEPCO pushed Uijeongbu KB Insurance into a 10-game losing streak and won 4 games in a row.

In the second round of the men’s division of the ‘Dodram 2023-2024 V-League’ held at Uijeongbu Gymnasium on the 24th, KEPCO’s main players, including Thais (17 points), Lim Seong-jin (13 points), and Shin Young-seok (11 points), performed well, leading Viena to score 30 points. They defeated the struggling KB Insurance 3-0 (25-21 29-27 25-23).

As a result, KEPCO, which had won 4 consecutive games after losing the first game of the second round, had 5 wins, 6 losses, and 15 points, and was tied with 4th place Ansan OK Financial Group (6 wins, 4 losses) in points, but fell behind in set goals-loss percentage and finished 5th. ran. On the other hand, KB Insurance fell into a swamp of 10 consecutive losses after winning against Korea Electric Power Corporation in the season opening game.

The first set continued to be a close match, with the matches being evenly matched in the beginning. However, with the score tied at 13-13, KEPCO scored 6 points with Lim Seong-jin’s back attack, Shin Young-seok’s fast attack, and Tice’s open attack, and easily took the lead by 19-13.

The second set developed a different situation from the first set. KEPCO took the momentum in the second half of the first set and took a 16-12 lead midway through the game, seemingly easily adding a set. KB Insurance, which was on the defensive, tied the score at 19-19 with a sub-ace from Korea Min and an explosive strike from Viyena.

Afterwards, KB Insurance took the lead in the attack and was on the verge of winning the set with 24-22, but KEPCO created a deuce when Lim Seong-jin blocked Viena’s attack and even overlapped the opponent’s mistake. In the continued deuce rally, KEPCO showed concentration at the last minute, and following Tice’s success in quick opening, KB Insurance’s Shin Seung-hoon added a set to the set.

KEPCO, who played a see-saw game up to 10 points in the 3rd set, took the lead to 20-16 with Seo Jae-deok joining the attack and Thais showing off his power, and then finished the game with 25-23, beating the pursuit of KB Insurance, which focused its attack on Viyena. .

‘Losing’ Hu In-jeong, manager of KB Insurance, said, “Today’s game is more than disappointing. As the losing streak continues, the players’ bodies feel stiff. It’s just frustrating. “I hope we can break the losing streak as soon as possible and relieve the players of the burden,” he expressed his frustration.