Участник:Coach Kim Jong-min of 'Shutout Completely Lost'
Perhaps because of the aftermath of the two consecutive full-set battles, the Korea Expressway Corporation collapsed without winning a set.
Korea Expressway Corporation, led by head coach Kim Jong-min, failed to win a point in an away match against Heungkuk Life Insurance in the second round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Following the first round, Korea Expressway Corporation, which lost to Heungkuk Life Insurance in the second round, lost two consecutive games, and finished sixth with three wins and eight losses (12 points).
On this day, foreign player Banya Bukirich (registered name Bukirich) showed a struggle by scoring 20 points, the most in the team, but the sluggish performance of domestic players led to the team's defeat. Except for Bukirich, not a single player produced double-digit points.
Until the beginning of the game, the flow was not bad. Korea Expressway Corporation persistently bit its opponent and hung up, and it played a deuce battle from the first set against the leading Heungkuk Life Insurance. However, he lost two points in 25-25, losing the first set.
Korea Expressway Corporation, which failed to take the lead, also left regrets in the second and third sets. In particular, concentration began to be disturbed in the third set of 13-13, and the Korea Expressway Corporation gave four points down, dampening its willingness to chase. In the end, he ended the third set by a larger gap than the previous two sets, and he could not avoid the shutdown defeat.
After the game, head coach Kim Jong-min said, "The match was in the first set. If we had caught the first set, the team could go with a better flow in the atmosphere. It should have been a game there, but I think the team struggled as the ball couldn't go to Bukirich and went to Jeon Sae-yan. "I always have to solve that part because (Bukirich's) attack on the other side is weak, but it's not easy."
What was the background of sending out outside heater Jeon Sae-yan as a starter in the game. Coach Kim sighed, saying, "Even if the receiving and defense are good, I decided to do so because I needed to take height or attack power, but it seems to be lacking a lot."
In particular, it is a road construction that has been frequently replaced, with not only Jeon Sae-yan, but also Lee Ye-rim and Go Eui-jeong. As such, the team's concerns about the outside heater were clearly revealed. Director Kim Jong-min said, "It fell far short of expectations. "Even if I didn't receive it, I should have taken some points in the attack, but I think that part was too weak," he said. "I'm sure the players know what their role is, and I don't know if everyone is burdened, but I don't think it's easy."
Head coach Kim Jong-min, who expressed regret for setter Lee Yoon-jung after the previous game (against GS Caltex on the 22nd), was just disappointed with Lee Yoon-jung's play on the same day. Coach Kim said, "Honestly, even if there was a difficult situation in the first set, I think the ball should have gone to Bukirich. I think the team slipped there," he pointed out.
"Even if there is one blocker, if it is difficult to score from there, you have to choose probabilistically, but if you are a little anxious, you tend to give the ball to yourself comfortably, so I don't think it was very good," he added.
After four days of reorganization, the Korea Expressway Corporation will play the final game of the second round against Hyundai Engineering & Construction at Gimcheon Indoor Stadium on the 30th.