KB Insurance, where Andres Villena returned, succeeded in escaping from a losing streak.
KB Insurance won Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with a set score of 3-1 (25-23 25-20 23-25 25-23) in the professional volleyball 2022-23 V-League men’s home game held at Uijeongbu Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 21st. KB Insurance, which recently finished its second consecutive loss with the victory on this day, recorded 7 wins and 15 losses (21 points), 6th in the season. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which recently lost four consecutive losses due to the defeat on this day, stayed at the bottom of the league with 5 wins and 18 losses (17 points).
The main character of this day’s match was Viyena, who returned after recovering from his thigh pain. He missed the match against OK Financial Group on the 17th, but on this day, he achieved a triple crown (successful at least 3 each of blocking, serving, and back attacks) and proved his healthy skills. Villena recorded 5 blocking points, 3 sub aces, and 17 back attacks, scoring 38 points, the highest score in the game. It is the record for the most points scored this season, exceeding the previous 33 points for Villena and individual.
Viyena, who achieved the triple crown six times wearing a Korean Air uniform in the 2019-2020 season, set this record for the first time as a member of KB Insurance. He is the 7th of his personal career and the 17th men’s triple crown this season.
For KB Insurance, Hwang Gyeong-min from Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance contributed 15 points to the team’s victory, and middle blocker Kim Hong-jeong intensively checked the opponent’s main gun, Ahmed Iqbairi, and recorded 3 blocks.
Middle blocker Kim Hong-jeong intensively checked the opponent’s main gun, Ahmed Iqbairi (32 points), and scored 3 blocking points.
Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance scored 32 points, and rookie middle blocker Kim Jun-woo struggled with 14 points (end point 12 points), the most in an individual game, but failed to win.
KB Insurance took the first set. In 15-15, setter Hwang Taek-eui pushed the ball that flew near the net to the end line and scored, and Kim Hong-jeong blocked Iqbairi’s attack and scored consecutively. KB Insurance, which scored 20 points first with Hwang Kyung-min’s quick open, overcame Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance’s last-minute pursuit and finished the first set with Villena’s back attack.
The second set was also taken by KB Insurance. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance took the lead by 19-18, but after KB Insurance tied the score with Hwang Kyung-min’s time difference attack, Hwang Taek-eui’s sub ace succeeded in turning the score around 20-19. In the 21-20 situation, Hwang Kyung-min’s open attack and Villena’s three consecutive goals ended the set at once. 메이저사이트
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance only counterattacked in the third set. They were drawn 11-17 in the early stages, but Ikbairi, Kim Jun-woo, and Kim Jeong-ho scored and chased them. Then, in the 18-20 situation, Ikbairi added an open attack. With Samsung leading 21-22, Noh Jae-wook took the momentum with consecutive blocking, and Ikabiri’s back attack and Kim Jeong-ho’s early attack took the first set score.
However, it could not stop Vijena’s momentum. KB Insurance was pushed back to 9-13 in the 4th set, but succeeded in reversing with the opponent’s room and Villena’s 4 consecutive goals. Vijena led 18-17 with open attacks and blocking. Even in the 22-21 situation, he added points with a back attack. KB Insurance, which reached the match point thanks to Viyena’s performance, ended the game with a victory by Hwang Kyung-min’s time-lag attack.