Six former national team members Hisamitsu and Yuki Ishii, who were able to fight their way through the game, wear their final uniforms and bid farewell to the fans at their retirement match
Volleyball V League Women's Division 1 (V1) Hisamitsu Springs held a retirement ceremony match (red and white match) on the 14th at the new practice base "Salonpas Arena" completed in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture. Yuki Ishii (32), who participated in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2021 Tokyo Olympics as an attacker for the women's national team and retired from active duty at the end of the 2022-23 season, Yuka Imamura (29), also an attacker, and Akari Shirasawa (25), an opposite. ), setter Misaki Inoue (28), and libero Mana Toe (28) and Yuka Ikeya (25), a total of six players, showed off their final uniforms.
[Video] Yuki Ishii's last speech
A retirement match held in a 25-point one-set match. "She wasn't going to cry," said Ishii, who had been in tears before the match. Nevertheless, once she stood on the court, she not only freely switched between left field, cross, straight, and feint, but also delighted about 1,000 fans with her offensive and defensive skills, including receiving and connecting. "I'm proud that I was able to fight until today's first set without getting seriously injured." During her 13 years and 24 years of competitive life at Hisamitsu, she continued to be an "all-rounder" like Ishii until the last moment.
In the match, teams such as Ishii, Toe, and Inoue defeated teams such as Imamura, Ikeya, and Shirasawa after a close 25-22 victory. Ishii said with a smile of relief, "I cried so much (laugh), and that was transmitted to the team, and I was wondering what would happen, but I think we both played a good match." rice field. Imamura and Shirasawa scored spikes, Toe and Ikeya connected the ball with good receptions, and Inoue excited the venue with a variety of toss work.
“(When I was active) I had a lot of hardships and I was mentally weak, but the voices of the fans were supportive, and I really loved the time I spent waiting after the game.” The voice of the jersey number "6", which she tried hard to keep shedding tears, was also the last message of gratitude to the fans who fought together.
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#YukiIshii #HisamitsuSprings #Japan Thank You Yuki Ishii for your great volleyball ??? All the best in your private life. ??
@CHN_HRQ_FAN you know her?
@VincentKong Only from matches Japan National Team.
@CHN_HRQ_FAN i see.