Gwangju City Corporation defeats Samcheok City Hall with 11 goals in Seoaru to end losing streak
Gwangju City Corporation's Seo Aru scored 11 goals to sink Samcheok City Hall.
After a goal drought in their last two games, Gwangju City Corporation unleashed an uncharacteristically lively offense, scoring 30 goals, with Seo Aru leading the way.
Gwangju City Corporation defeated defending champion Samcheok City Hall 30-27 in the second round of the Shinhan SOL Pay 23-24 Handball H League Women's Division on Sunday at Busan Gijang Gymnasium in Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea.
With the win, Gwangju City Corporation moved up to sixth place with three wins, one draw and four losses and seven points, while Samcheok City Hall, which was riding a two-game winning streak, remained in fourth place with four wins, one draw and two losses and nine points.
Seo Aru scored goals from the wing, 7 meters out, mid-range shots, and fast breaks. He was all over the place, leading Gwangju's offense.
Despite the overall uneasiness, Gwangju City Corporation led the flow, and Samcheok City Hall was chasing.
Gwangju City Corporation took an early 6-5 lead with a pivot play using Lee Hansol. Samcheok City Hall also led the early flow with a play utilizing pivot Kim Bo-eun.
Gwangju City Corporation gained a 7-meter draw with various attacks from Seo A-roo and a daring breakthrough from Kim Geum-jung to go up to 10-7. Samcheok City Government caught up to 10-9 as Kim Sun-hwa's offense came alive.
A mid-range shot by Kim Ji-hyun brought Gwangju City Corporation back into the game at 12-9, but the strong Samcheok City Hall caught up and ended the first half at 14-14.
It was Gwangju that broke the tense balance early in the second half. Goalkeeper Park Jo-eun made a save, and Seo Aru scored three straight goals to make it 19-17.
Kim Ji-hyun's mid-range shot made it 22-18 in favor of Gwangju. However, Samcheok City Hall, which had the numerical advantage due to a series of two-minute ejections for Gwangju City Corporation, scored back-to-back goals to pull ahead 24-23.
The Gwangju City Corporation players, who seemed to be physically exhausted, continued the offense with mental strength, and this time, Samcheok City Hall was ejected for two minutes. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Gwangju City Corporation's Kim Geum-jung broke through to regain the lead, and after an interception by Kim Seo-jin, a fast break by Kim Ji-hyun, a mid-range by Kim Ji-hyun, and a 7-meter dunk by Seo Aru to drive a wedge, the gap widened to 30-26. Gwangju won the game 30-27.
Gwangju City Corporation led the offense with 11 goals from 먹튀검증 Seo Aru and nine from Kim Ji-hyun, while goalkeeper Park Jo-eun made 15 saves.
Samcheok City Hall was led by Kim Bo-eun and Kim Sun-hwa with seven goals each, while goalkeeper Park Sae-young made nine saves.
"We've been in a bad mood lately, so we asked ourselves to play hard without any pressure, but it feels good to get a good result," said Seo A-roo of Gwangju City Corporation, who was named MVP. "I think getting a valuable point will help us change the mood."