As Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation defeated Hanam City Hall, the fight for third place in the playoffs became fiercer.
Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation won 25-24 against Hanam City Hall by one point in the second round of the men’s fifth round of Shinhan SOL Pay 23-24 handball H League at Bitgoeul Gymnasium in Seo-gu, Gwangju on the 4th.
As Incheon City Corporation won, it remained in fourth place with 12 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses, and 25 points, but it followed Hanam City Hall in third place by one point.
Hanam City Hall, which has lost two consecutive games, remained in third place with 12 wins, two draws and eight losses, and 26 points, but it will be in a fight for third place until the end with Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation.
In the beginning, the two teams solidified their defense, and there were no easy goals. It was a tight race as the aces of both teams took turns scoring goals. Hanam City Hall was slightly ahead 7-5 but allowed a 7-7 tie due to an error.
Hanam City Hall led again with goalkeeper Park Jae-yong’s save, but an error came out and Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation succeeded in turning the tables by 11-10, thanks to Jung Soo-young’s consecutive goals. Incheon City Corporation finished the first half with a 13-12 lead.
As Jeong Su-young scored goals one after another at the start of the second half, Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation ran away with a gap of 18-14 points to 4 points. Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation’s central defense led the trend by blocking the attack on Hanam City Hall.
The flow was so good that the Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation did not narrow the gap even though it was sent off for two minutes in a row. Hanam City Hall did not succeed in defense, so it was not easy to narrow the score.
Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation allowed pursuit 사설토토 with an error at the last minute, but won 25-24.
Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation led the attack with Jung Soo-young scoring seven goals and Lee Yo-sep scoring six goals, and goalkeeper Lee Chang-woo made eight saves.
Hanam City Hall led the attack with Shin Jae-seop scoring six goals and Kim Ji-hoon scoring five goals, and goalkeeper Park Jae-yong made nine saves.
Jung Soo-young, who led Incheon Metropolitan City to the victory by scoring seven goals and one assist, was named MVP. “We tried to do our best because we could not advance to the playoffs if we lose today, but I think we showed the best performance in recent games,” Jung said. “I told the Hanam City Hall, where both sides are strong, that’s a good thing.”