Captain Marcello Avon terminal gave a cold evaluation to the worst performing squad.
Heungkuk Life Insurance was completely defeated by Pepper Savings Bank with a set score of 1-3 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 14-25) in the sixth round visit to the women's division of the V League in the Dodram 2023-2024 season at Pepper Stadium in Seo-gu, Gwangju on the 8th.
It was the worst result. As the team failed to accumulate even one point against Pepper Savings Bank, it had 26 wins and eight losses (73 points), narrowing the gap with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (24 wins and nine losses, 74 points). Hyundai Engineering & Construction is still ranking first by one point ahead of the match against IBK Industrial Bank on Wednesday.
In the absence of setter Lee Won-jung, Kim Da-sol and Park Hye-jin alternately played. However, none of them were able to give the right balls to the strikers. Kim Yeon-koung scored 19 points with 35.42 percent of the success rate of attack, Willow Johnson scored 15 points with 35 percent, and Reyna Tokoku scored 34.38 percent with 13 points. 스포츠토토티비
"This was the worst game ever," Heungkuk Life Insurance coach Avon Danja commented after the game. "There are many reasons. Setter threw the toss that a striker could not hit, and blocking and defense were not properly performed. If he had won today, it would have been an important match to secure the top spot in the Hyundai Construction & Construction match, but he did not seem mentally prepared," he said in a harsh criticism against the players.
Up until the first set, Heungkuk's life was in full swing, but he lost the flow perfectly from the second set. In response, Avon Danja said, "I instantly collapsed without any reason. More than that, I think this part did not recover until the end of the game. Especially, the third set lost 14-25, which is a game that players should be really ashamed of."
With Heungkuk Life Insurance's shock defeat, Hyundai E&C not only defended its No. 1 ranking but also gained an advantage in its competition to become the leader. Hyundai E&C will play a home game against IBK Industrial Bank at Suwon Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Heungkuk Life Insurance has to win an away game against Hyundai E&C on Sunday.
"I think we need to talk about this game for now. I think we need to talk about Hyundai Construction after that," said Avon terminal.
