Incheon City Corporation put the brakes on Doosan’s winning streak and moved into sole possession of first place in the Handball H League Men’s Division. Incheon City Corporation, coached by Chung Kang-wook, defeated Doosan 27-26 on Wednesday at SK Hawks Arena in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do in the first round of the Shinhan SOL Pay 2023-2024 Handball H League Men’s Division. With four wins and a tie, Incheon moved into sole possession of first place in the standings over Doosan, which had its opening five-game winning streak snapped.
Doosan dominated the domestic unemployment league under the name SK Korea League for eight consecutive seasons until the 2022-2023 season, and was unbeaten in the H League, which was launched this year, before being stunned by Incheon City Corporation. Tied at 26-26 with 50 seconds left in the game, Doosan had the first chance with a 7-meter shot, but Incheon City Corporation goalkeeper Lee Chang-woo made the save to keep the balance. However, 12 seconds before the end of the game, Yoon Si-yeol scored from a 7-meter throw-in to win the game by one goal. Yoon Si-yeol scored 10 goals, while Jeong Soo-young added five goals and six assists. Jeong became the first men’s 스포츠토토존 player to reach 600 assists in the Korea League.