Triple Crown-class performance in home opening match against KEPCO
Leonardo Leyva Martinez (registered name Leo) of OK Financial Group is still considered the best foreign player in the professional volleyball V-League.
In particular, OK Financial Group's team performance is also mixed depending on Leo's condition. The same will be true for this season.
OK Financial Group won its first victory of the season with a set store 3-1 (16-25 25-20 25-17 25-20) in the first round of the men's Dodram 2023-2024 V-League at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan on the 20th.
Leo, who scored 25 points, three serve aces and two blocks, led the team to victory with a triple crown-level performance.
The start was rather unsettling.
OK Financial Group was dragged down by KEPCO's momentum from the beginning of the game, and eventually lost the first set somewhat helplessly to 16-25.
KEPCO's triangular formation Tice Dul Host (registered name Tice), Seo Jae-deok, and Lim Sung-jin led the team's atmosphere with 19 points in the first set alone, while OK Financial Group was sluggish with Leo scoring only 30% of the attack success rate.
OK Financial Group seemed to take an 8-4 lead from the beginning of the second set to reverse the atmosphere, but struggled with Tice and Seo Jae-deok's twin shots and allowed a 13-14 turnaround.
It was Leo who appeared as a savior at a time of crisis.
Leo shook the opponent's reception with a strong serve at a time when he was being dragged 17-18, and OK Financial Group's attack later succeeded and tied the score.
Immediately, Leo succeeded in a powerful serve ace to turn the game around, turning the Evergreen Gymnasium into a frenzy.
KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min tried to break the flow with two operational times, but it was not enough. Leo shook KEPCO's reception with a strong serve again, and OK Financial Group scored again to run away. Leo finished the set with a direct attack after receiving the opponent's attack at 24-20.
Leo, who had only a 30% attack success rate in the first set, led the team's counterattack by scoring seven points in the second set and raising the attack success rate to 66.67%.
OK Financial Group, which turned the game to square one, began to lead from the beginning of the third set with Leo. OK Financial Group, which led by 8-3 thanks to Leo's three consecutive points in the beginning of the set, took the lead by bringing three sets without losing the lead. 스포츠토토
Leo gained momentum early in the fourth set by putting a strong serve ace on the court. In a 3-2 situation, he recorded two consecutive sub-aces, leading the early trend toward OK Financial Group.
OK Financial Group, which also won the fourth set amid Leo's performance, won its first game in the league with a pleasant come-from-behind victory.