Men’s volleyball Hyundai Capital defeated Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and maintained a natural enemy relationship.
Hyundai Capital defeated Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with a set score of 3 to 1 (25-16 17-25 25-23 25-22) in the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League men’s home game held at Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium.
Hyundai Capital (14 wins, 7 losses), which had two consecutive wins, narrowed the gap with the league leader Korean Air (18 wins, 4 losses, 53 points), which was caught by Woori Card the day before, with 43 points.
In particular, Hyundai Capital secured an advantage with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance by winning 4 wins and undefeated in the season.
The match between the two rival teams in men’s volleyball tradition is called the ‘Classic Match’.
However, despite the name of the rival, Hyundai Capital has never been behind Samsung Fire & Marine in the season opponent since the 2014-2015 season (1 win, 5 losses).
Only the 2017-2018 season was a tight confrontation with 3 wins and 3 losses, and Hyundai Capital gained an advantage over Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in 7 out of the last 8 seasons.
Hyundai Capital came out with the height that boasts the best in the league, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance came out with a bold strong serve as a weapon.
In the first set, Hyundai Capital scored 2 blocking points alone, while Choi Min-ho and Jeon Kwang-in added blocking points to easily overcome the baseline.
In addition, Jeon Kwang-in scored 6 points in the first set with a 100% attack success rate, and Heo Soo-bong also hit the opponent’s court precisely with 6 points and an 83.33% attack success rate.
Conversely, in the second set, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance shook Hyundai Capital’s receive with a strong serve. 안전놀이터
Kim Jeong-ho scored 7 points and had a 100% attack success rate in the 2nd set alone, and Ikbairi succeeded in scoring 2 serves, including a serve ace that ended the set with a score of 25 to 17.
Unlike the 1st and 2nd sets, where the weight was slanted to one side, the 3rd set was a close match like a traditional rival.
Hyundai Capital, who showed concentration at the end, laughed.
Hyundai Capital, who took the lead 22-22 with Lee Si-woo’s sub-ace, took the 3rd set 25-23 with Oreol scoring consecutively with a quick open.
The protagonist of the 4th set was the middle blocker Choi Min-ho.
Hyundai Capital, who succeeded in reversing with Ikbairi’s sub room in 20-20, took a two-point lead thanks to Choi Min-ho’s blocking, which accurately blocked Ikbairi’s back attack.
In the 22-21 match, Choi Min-ho even showed a sense of scoring by digesting setter Lee Hyun-seung’s fast-attack attempt with a personal time difference.
Hyundai Capital, who seized the victory, ended the game with Heo Soo-bong’s strong blow.
Hyundai Capital Heo Soo-bong led the way in victory with 23 points, the most of both teams, and a 71.43% attack success rate.