Korea Expressway Corporation Loses 2-3 to Vietnam in VTV Cup

The Korea Expressway Corporation of women's volleyball lost to Vietnam after a full set battle at the 2024 Vietnam Television VTV Cup.

Korea Expressway Corporation lost to the Vietnamese national team with a set score of 2-3 25-18 22-25 25-16 23-25 8-15 in the second Group A match held in Ninh Binh, Vietnam on Saturday. After winning the first match with the Philippines' Paint Masters on Monday, Korea Expressway Corporation tried to win consecutive games against Vietnam, which participated in the VTV Cup, but failed to achieve its goal.

Korea Expressway Corporation took the first set. Taking the 7-3 lead with Merelin Nicolova's strong serve, Korea Expressway Corporation allowed Vietnam's offense to tie the game at 14-14 in the middle of the set. Setter Lee Yun-jung broke the chase with a serve ace at 18-17, then added another opponent's mistake and Nicolova's score to lead the game 22-17. At 24-18, Kang finished the set with a serve goal.

However, KGC lost to 4-11 at the beginning of the second set due to shaky reception. KGC, which deployed Kim Se-in instead of Uniesca Batista registered name Uni in the Asian quarter to reverse the mood, tied the game by scoring six points in a row when it was 5-11 and setter Lee Yoon-jung had serve. However, it failed to continue the mood due to Vietnam's mobile attack pattern in a close match between the mid and late stages.

In the third set, Nicolova played "Showtime." Nicolova beat Vietnam's spirits by making five consecutive serve aces at 6-4. Nicolova, who is concerned about her small stature 183 centimeters, clearly showed her strengths through the match. Korea Expressway Corporation, which won the third set with Nicolova's cannon, lost the fourth set by losing consecutive points as it failed to control the band Big Two in the fourth set 21-21. 메이저사이트

Starting with Lee Yun-jung's serve mistake in 7-6 in the fifth set, the Korea Expressway Corporation lost a point until the opponent reached the match point. Nicolova scored a chase score at 7-14, but Kim Se-in's serve mistake immediately wrapped up the game. Nicolova, the main scorer, scored 30 points, including six serve aces, while Kang So-hwi 17 points and Bae Yu-na 15 points added double-digit points.

However, Uni, who had to form a triangle formation with Nicolova and Kang So-hwi, only scored six points. Since his physical condition has not improved 100 percent yet, his offense has weakened, but he did not have enough time to play due to unstable reception. Vietnam's Chinese zodiac sign Big Twoen recorded 32 points, the most among the two teams.

The Korea Expressway Corporation will play its last group match against the Kazakhstan team at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The team ranks first in Group A, defeating the Philippines and Vietnam.