Kim Yeon-kyung, who appealed for support for Turkiye outside the court, scored the highest score on the court with a cold-hearted steel spike.
Heungkuk Life Insurance beat Hyundai E&C 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-15) in the 5th round of the ‘Dodram 2022-23 V-League’ women’s division held at the Suwon Indoor Gymnasium filled with 3798 spectators (sold out) on the 7th. ) won. Season record 2 wins 3 losses.
Hyundai E&C recruited Montaño as a substitute foreign player amidst the long-term injury of limited express Yasmin, but could not put it into the game due to registration procedures.
Heungkuk Life Insurance (20-6), which caught the big fish, added 3 points and scored the same 60 points as Hyundai Engineering & Construction (21-5). Although it was not tied for first place in the number of wins, Heungkuk Life Insurance stood on the same line as Hyundai E&C with 10 games left.
The player who shined the most was Kim Yeon-kyung, the ‘Volleyball Empress’. He led the team to victory by posting 22 points (20 points from Yelena), the most of both teams. Kim Yeon-kyung made the set score 2-0 by succeeding in consecutive timed attacks at 25-25, giving fans a sense of victory. Yang Hyo-jin had a quick counterattack, but it was not enough to block Kim Yeon-kyung’s powerful attack following setter Lee Won-jung’s sensational toss.
Before the game, Kim Yeon-kyung wet the fans’ hearts with a warm heart by posting an appeal to ‘help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey’ through SNS before the game. On the court, during the 2nd set match with ‘foreign player’ Yas-min, ‘Libero’ Yeon-gyeon Kim calmly put down a steel spike against Hyundai E&C, bringing victory.
After the game, Kim Yeon-kyung said, “If we give up the game (with Hyundai Engineering & Construction), the first place in the regular season is virtually gone, so I told my juniors throughout the game, ‘Let’s not lose concentration’, and I am glad I got good results.” Even if the above team came this far, they did well. However, I will not be satisfied and I will run to the end to win first place.” 토토사이트
Off the court, Kim Yeon-kyung once again appealed for support and interest in Turkey, which was damaged by a major earthquake, through personal SNS. She is already the third between the 6th and 7th. Her first post was posted shortly after the earthquake occurred, and her second and third posts after the major damage was known included details such as how to send donations. Kim Yeon-kyung also extended her helping hand in August 2021, when Türkiye was severely damaged by a large-scale forest fire.
For Kim Yeon-kyung, Turkey is a special place.
Kim Yeon-kyung, who left Heungkuk Life Insurance, advanced to Turkiye, which was considered the world’s best league in 2011, and won the championship 7 times with Fenerbahce. In 2011, she won the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League Women’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Top Scorer, earning her the nickname ‘Volleyball Empress’. After ending her activities in China, she also played for Türkiye Exzashi Bashi for two seasons from 2018.
