Korean Air beat OK Financial Group 3-0 (25-21 25-21 29-27) in the second round of the Dodram V-League Men’s Championship Game (best-of-five series) in the 2023-24 season at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 31st of last month.
Korean Air, which won the first game 3-1 on Sunday, has recorded two consecutive wins, leaving only one game to go until its fourth consecutive defeat, which is unprecedented in the history of the V-League. Lim Dong-hyuk also played a significant role.
In the second game, Lim Dong-hyuk came in as a substitute and scored 9 points with bold and powerful attacks in each match, making a big contribution to the victory.
Lim Dong-hyuk’s emotions in the upcoming championship match are inevitably strange. In this season’s Korean Air, foreign players were shaken up due to injuries and poor conditions, and whenever that happened, Lim Dong-hyuk, the “native striker,” served as the ace.
As Lim Dong-hyuk consistently did his part, Korean Air was able to overcome its initial slump and top the regular league.
So external expectations and self-confidence in Lim Dong-hyuk shot through the roof. Lim also represented the Korean Air team at the postseason Media Day, and he did not hide his greed and confidence by making confident remarks, saying, “I want to win the MVP of the championship.”
However, the mood has changed ahead of the championship game. As Korean Air hurriedly transfused left-handed Apojit spiker Maksim Zigarov (registered name Maksim) into the same position, Lim spent more time defending the warm-up zone, not starting pitcher.
Lim Dong-hyuk confessed, “I was honestly confused when I heard that I was getting frustrated. (I settled down as a mainstay) but my expectations and worries coexisted at the thought of having to compete again.”
In fact, Lim only scored one point after playing for a small amount of time in the first round match, which took place on April 29. Lim, who must have had high expectations, did not look bright.
However, it was different in the second game. Still, Lim stayed in the warm-up zone for a long time, but his presence was completely different from that in the first game.
Lim, as if throwing up his anger, dampened OK Financial’s momentum by launching a powerful and bold attack. He scored two consecutive quick-open points in the 14-13 lead in the second set and a powerful swing in the 17-17 lead in the third set were the highlight.
In addition, whenever Lim Dong-hyuk scored, he ran the court and roared with a particularly big gesture.
“I was happy to win after the first game, but I naturally had regrets as a player,” Lim said. “I tried to change my mind ahead of the second game. It’s good to play a lot of time, but I thought I was the real ace if I could help the team at an important moment. That’s why I wanted to focus all my attention on the team’s winning the championship rather than personal greed, and do well in the given role,” he said, revealing that the secret of change was in mind control.
As the newly joined Maxim flew and Lim Dong-hyuk came in as a substitute to do his part, Korean Air’s offensive power in the championship game was even more synergistic.
Meanwhile, Lim Dong-hyuk, who has been with Korean Air since 2017, will join the Korean Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu) on the 29th to fulfill his military duty and leave the team after completing the championship.
Before joining the military, there is at least one game left and a maximum of three games left to play in Korean Air.
Lim Dong-hyuk said, “Han (39) joked, ‘If you go to the military, I won’t be there.’ I wonder if I will be able to play volleyball with my current members again when I return from the military. So I have a lot of thoughts these days.”
Meanwhile, Korean Air and OK Financial will play the third round of the championship match at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan at 7 p.m. on the 2nd.
BY: 온라인카지노사이트