Heungkuk Life Insurance, a women’s professional volleyball team, suffered an injury ahead of regaining first place in the league.
According to the club, foreign player Willow Johnson (registered name Willow)
will not be able to participate in the home game against IBK Industrial Bank of Korea held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 15th.
It is reported that Willow injured her right knee ligament while playing defense in the Hyundai Engineering & Construction game on the 12th. 실시간 바카라사이트
Heungkuk Life Insurance
A Heungkuk Life Insurance official explained, It is not a major injury.
First of all, he will not be able to play in one game today.
If Heungkuk Life Insurance (62 points, 22 wins, 6 losses) wins the game on this day with a set score of 3-0 or 3-1,
it will surpass Hyundai Engineering & Construction (65 points, 21 wins, 7 losses) and take the lead in the league.
Heungkuk Life Insurance, which was 8 points behind Hyundai Engineering & Construction until the All-Star break,
narrowed the gap with 4 consecutive wins with the addition of Willow.
This injury is painful for Heungkuk Life Insurance, as Willow was considered a factor in the recent upward trend.
Willow scored 67 points (41.84% attack success rate) in 13 sets of the last 4 games,
forming a triangle with Kim Yeon-kyung and Reina Tokoku (registered name Reina).
Willow Johnson
Coaches and colleagues also evaluated that he brought good energy to the team with his unique bright and proactive personality.
Coach Marcello Abondanza said ahead of today’s game,
“I’m a little worried about the performance today because there was an injury issue.
“It is difficult to perfectly continue the good trend,” he said, adding,
“I hope that the players coming in today will show a better performance.”
“Only then will the game go well,” he said, adding, “I hope they show their fighting spirit until the end.”
IBK Industrial Bank coach Kim Ho-cheol said of Willow Johnson,
“She has good fighting ability and good strength.
“I think he is an example of a successful substitute player,” he said.