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"Thank you to the players."
Jeong Kwan-jang, Red Park middle blocker Han Song-yi (39), shed tears after the home game against GS Caltex on the 7th. I could see the meaning of tears even without asking. This is because he achieved his dream of advancing to the spring volleyball tournament for the first time in 10 years.
Han Song-yi played volleyball during the 2013-14 season when she was playing for GS Caltex. At that time, she shared the championship with players including Lee Sook-ja and Lee So-young, who are currently in the same team. Later, she could not play volleyball in the spring.
Since then, Han Song-yi, who moved to Korea in 2017, has seen a new turning point in her volleyball career by changing her position from an outside heater to a middle blocker, but she has always failed to smile in her team's performance. It was different from her personal performance. The team was frustrated at the spring volleyball tournament, and failed to advance to the semi-playoff by one point last season.Han's role in this season is to support and shoot Park Eun-jin and Jung Ho-young, but Han's role has not been diminished. He entered the team whenever he was shaken up, instilling stability in the team.
The same was true of the second playoff game against Heungkuk Life Insurance on Saturday. With Jung Ho-young absent due to knee injury, veteran Han Song-yi's starting pitcher was on the right track. Although the team scored only three points, the team scored 100 points out of 100 in defense and connection. The team also secured a 3-1 victory. It was the first playoff victory in 2,561 days after winning the second playoff game against IBK Industrial Bank of Korea on March 20, 2017.
"Song has strengths in connection and defense. He was really good. I think other players were able to connect comfortably because he gave them plenty of time. He was good in places that were invisible," said Ko Hee-jin, head coach of the association.
When asked about the meaning of her tears on Tuesday to Han Song-yi, whom she met after the game, she said, "I thought I would not cry. The moment I saw the caption 'For the playoff' on the electronic display after the game, I cried as if I were crying. I was grateful to the players. Even if I didn't play full this season, my team members did a great job. That's why I went to the spring volleyball tournament for the first time in seven years. They were tears of gratitude."The victory in the second game in the absence of Lee So-young and Jung Ho-young was definitely meaningful. With Han Song-yi doing her part, Kim Se-in, who was a surprise starter, also performed a perfect performance.
Han Song-yi also said, "I thought our players could do it. I had a lot of desire to do well. I tried to inspire players to cheer up, and I focused on how they connected." "Sein is a talented player. He has ample skills. It was his first start of the playoffs, but he did not look nervous. He is a bold player. He will do better from now on."
Today, the third and final game is just around the corner. If he wins the third game and advances to the championship, Chung will make another history. So far, a team that lost in the first round of the playoffs has never advanced to the championship.
"I always set a goal of being a champion and started the season. Even in times of crisis, I thought we could do it," Han said. "It's been 10 years for me, and it's been 7 years for the team to do spring volleyball. I don't know what the third round will be like, but we are looking at one place. If we do our best every moment like we have done so far, good results will follow."
The third playoff game between Jeong Kwan-jang and Heungkuk Life Insurance will take place at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The winning team of the third playoff will have a championship match against Hyundai Engineering & Construction starting on Friday.
BY: 메이저놀이터