Women’s professional volleyball IBK Industrial Bank (hereinafter referred to as Industrial Bank of Korea) broke its second consecutive victory. Industrial Bank of Korea played an away game against Heungkuk Life Insurance in the 2022-23 Dodram V League at Incheon Samsan Gymnasium on the 11th. Industrial Bank of Korea overturned expectations on the day.
Before the game, the center of gravity of the match was tilted toward the home team Heungkuk Life Insurance. After the opening of this season, IBK lost all of the 1st to 4th rounds against Heungkuk Life Insurance. Heungkuk Life Insurance was on a two-game winning streak, and if they won that day, they could surpass Hyundai E&C and rise to the top, which was enough motivation.
However, the ball was round and the result was that Industrial Bank of Korea beat Hungkuk Life Insurance with a set score of 3-1. IBK won its first victory this season against Heungkuk Life Insurance. At the same time as getting out of the losing streak, Heungkuk Life Insurance’s three-game winning streak was blocked, rekindling the competition for the mid-level ranking.
In an official interview with reporters who visited the scene after the Heungkuk Life Insurance match, IBK coach Kim Ho-cheol said, “If the match just before (0-3 loss against KGC Ginseng Corporation on the 8th) was the worst match our team played this season, today ( The 11th) was different,” he said, “and all the players did a really good game.”
Coach Kim said, “I prepared a customized tactic against Heungkuk Life Insurance, but it fit well.” Explained.
Industrial Bank of Korea had an advantage over Heungkuk Life Insurance in ‘height’. Middle blockers Kim Su-ji and Choi Jung-min collaborated on 7-blocking. Santana (Puerto Rico) became the main player in the victory by scoring 22 points, the most in the team, and blocked three attacks from Heungkuk Life Insurance.
Industrial Bank of Korea was significantly ahead of Heungkuk Life Insurance in the number of blocking successes with 15-4. Manager Kim laughed, saying, “It seems that the players are playing with concentration, perhaps because coach Cesar Gonzalez visited the stadium.” Coach Gonzalez, who is holding the baton of the Korean women’s volleyball team, entered Korea through Incheon International Airport on the 10th and visited and watched the confrontation between the two teams that day. 카지노
He is scheduled to watch the GS Caltex-KGC Ginseng Construction Exhibition held at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 12th, and then depart for Turkey on the 13th according to the schedule of his team, Bakibank.
Coach Kim said, “Coach Gonzalez arrived in Korea yesterday (10th) and said he was a little hectic. I hope it is. Pro team commanders, including me, should of course help the national team achieve its results.”
In addition to coach Gonzalez, officials from the Volleyball Association, including Oh Han-nam, president of the Korea Volleyball Association (hereinafter referred to as the Volleyball Association), and Kim Chul-yong, chairman of the Women’s Volleyball National Team Performance Improvement Committee, visited the Samsan Gymnasium that day to watch the IBK-Heungkuk Life Insurance match.