[Asian Games] Handball Ryu Eun-hee "Get Rid of the Guangzhou Nightmare... I Won't Lose to Japan Anymore."
Lee Mi-kyung, a veteran before her Asian Games debut, said, “I’m desperate, but I can shake off the pressure and prepare comfortably for the finals.”
After reaching the finals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, Korean women's handball star Ryu Eun-hee (Hungary's Gyori) said, "I was at the scene of the crushing defeat in Guangzhou, and I am glad and glad that I overcame it."
The Korean women's handball team won 30-23 against China in the semifinals held at the Zhejiang University of Science and Technology gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd. 온라인카지노사이트
As a result, Korea will compete with Japan or Kazakhstan for the gold medal at the same venue on the 5th.
After the game, Ryu Eun-hee did not hide her confidence, saying, "The score was tied early in the second half, but it was because of our minor mistakes, so I did not think we would lose.
I was not anxious because it was a game we could win if we focused a little more on defense."
The 'Guangzhou defeat' mentioned by Ryu Eun-hee refers to the Korean women's handball team winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.
At that time, Korean women's handball attempted to win its sixth consecutive Asian Games title, but was defeated by Japan in the semifinals and fell to third place.
Korean women's handball remains the only competition that failed to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
This means that the 'nightmare' of that time was overcome by easily passing the semifinals of the Asian Games held in China again after the Guangzhou Games.
Ryu Eun-hee said, "I was the only player who played for the national team at the time, but now I am the only player on the national team.
I was the youngest at the time, so it was a hectic time, but because we lost to Japan in the semifinals, I decided, 'I will not lose anymore.'
"We did not lose to Japan," he said, expressing his determination to play against Japan, a strong opponent in the finals.
He, who joined the national team after playing in the Hungarian league, said, "In the recent game against Japan, I had an injury and had to play right away after working out with the national team for only three days.
Now, I communicate a lot with the coach and know the direction of the national team well."
Therefore, I will be able to prepare well for the finals,” he pledged.
Lee Mi-kyung (Busan Facilities Management Corporation), who led the attack with 6 goals following Ryu Eun-hee, who scored 7 goals on this day, said, “I was so focused on the game that I didn’t even hear the Chinese crowd cheering.”
He added, “Japan, who we will meet in the finals, was recently defeated by us.
“We always struggled in the beginning in head-to-head matches, but if we can overcome that pressure, we can have a good game,” he said.
He is a veteran born in 1991, but this is his first Asian Games appearance.
He said, "I was playing in Japan during the 2018 Jakarta Games, and it was a time when I wanted to give up handball mentally," and added, "But I do not regret not being selected for the national team at that time."
Lee Mi-kyung said, "I may be playing for the national team now because I went through that time, and on the other hand, if I hadn't had that time back then, I might have already retired."
So, "I am more desperate, but if I don't get greedy and just relax like I did during practice, the opportunity will come."
"He predicted his performance in the finals.