Lee Min-kyu has returned to the court after completing his military service.
Lee Min-kyu is a franchise star of OK Financial Group. He entered the pro in the 2013-2014 season as the 2nd pick in the 1st round at Rush and Cash. After that, he signed consecutive contracts with OK Savings Bank for the 2018-2019 season and OK Financial Group for the 2021-2022 season.
The time has come for him to leave his long-time team. He temporarily left society to fulfill his military service obligations. On January 28, 2023, his long military service ended and he returned to the team. He also completed his Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) player registration on January 31 and prepared for the sortie. However, his knee was not good.
Manager Seok Jin-wook, whom we met before the game, said, “Kwak Myung-woo goes first, but if he is shaken, (Lee Min-gyu) will enter. Prepare with a backup first. His knee wasn’t completely healed. He can’t play the whole game,” he said, and judged that it was unclear whether he would participate. However, in the first set after the game started, he stepped on the court right away.
He stepped onto the court as a substitute in the first set, then as a starter in the second set. Although OK Financial Group gave away the first and second sets, it brought the third set. The positive part is that Leonardo Leyva Martinez (registered name Leo) showed a resurgence little by little after the replacement of Lee Min-gyu.
Leo, who showed 6 points and 37.5% attack success rate in the first set, raised his attack power to 7 points and 42.9% in the second set. The third set brought by OK Financial Group showed a whopping 83.3% success rate. Looking at the success rate of not only Leo but also the team’s attack, the improvement is clearly seen as an indicator.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the player who determines the victory of OK Financial Group is Leo. Therefore, it is a positive sign that the returning setter can save Leo.
In fact, coach Seok said, “Lee Min-gyu hardly had time to work with Leo, but he was in better shape than during practice. He will get better in the future.” 토토사이트
Following this, Lee Min-gyu succeeded in 34 sets out of 67 in the return match after 722 days, and was over 50%. I didn’t play the entire game, but it comes as a positive. Not only did he change the atmosphere of his team, but he also raised his game sense.
OK Financial Group lost to Gyeonggi Hyundai Capital with a set score of 1-3 (22-25, 22-25, 25-17, 18-25). In a situation where the battle for victory points continues, it hurts. With the loss that day, they are 4th with 12 wins and 13 losses and 37 points. Woori Card, who is in 3rd place, is 2 points behind with 14 wins and 11 losses and 39 points. For spring volleyball, starting now is really important. You have to accumulate points one after another to get to third place or to qualify for the semi-playoffs.
Let’s see if Lee Min-kyu, who has returned at this important time, will present a spring gift to OK Financial Group.