He showed the dignity of the 伊's prestigious opponent for four consecutive losses'Yosvani 21 points'Korean Air overpowered Lee Woo-jin 8 points'Moncha 3-1

Sep 07, 2024

He showed the dignity of the 伊's prestigious opponent for four consecutive losses'Yosvani 21 points'Korean Air overpowered Lee Woo-jin 8 points'Moncha 3-1
Korean Air's squad cheering after scoring. Photo courtesy =KOVO
He showed the dignity of the 伊's prestigious opponent for four consecutive losses'Yosvani 21 points'Korean Air overpowered Lee Woo-jin 8 points'Moncha 3-1
사진제공=KOVO
The Korean Air Jumbos kept the pride of the first four consecutive integrated teams in the V League.

Korean Air won the 2024 Korean-Italian men's volleyball global super match held at Suwon Indoor Gymnasium on the 7th, with a set score of 3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 27-25 25-22) against Italian powerhouse Vero Bali Monza.

Korean Air won the integrated championship last year, becoming the first player in the V League to win four consecutive games.

In Monza, Taylor Avril, who won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of the U.S. national team, as well as Canada, Brazil and Italy, are playing. In addition, Lee Woo-jin, who played for the U20 national team, is also a member of Monza.

The strongest figure in the V-League was also shown against the Italian team.

After a player's blocking in a 7-6 close game in the first set, Yosvani's back attack gradually widened the score. Since then, Korean Air's scoring has continued, and Kim Min-jae's blocking score has been added to secure the victory. At the end of the set, Korean Air took the first set 25-19 as Lee Joon clearly served as a scoring gun.

He showed the dignity of the 伊's prestigious opponent for four consecutive losses'Yosvani 21 points'Korean Air overpowered Lee Woo-jin 8 points'Moncha 3-1
사진제공=KOVO
A tight race was fought until the second half of the second set. For Korean Air, Kwak Seung-seok and Yosvani scored three points side by side, and for Monza, Schwarz and Rawani scored nine points.

a deuce game. At 24-24, the serve split the joys and sorrows. With one player's serve out, Avril's serve ace went in, and Monza took the second set.

He showed the dignity of the 伊's prestigious opponent for four consecutive losses'Yosvani 21 points'Korean Air overpowered Lee Woo-jin 8 points'Moncha 3-1
사진제공=KOVO
At the beginning of the third set, Korean Air took the lead with consecutive points by Yosvani and Lee Jun. Monza caught the tail while actively utilizing Erivril's fastball, and Lee Woo-jin's serve ace also burst at 9-11. a tight seesaw game. In the end, the game was decided again at deuce this time. At 25-25, Josbani went ahead as he blocked Martilla's open attack, and Josbani ended the set with an open attack.

Korean Air continued its momentum in the fourth set. Cho Jae-young's quick attack, Yosvani's open attack, and Lee Joon's serve score widened the score early on. Yosvani's blocking at 14-8 made it perfectly clear. Monza's last counterattack was also formidable. Mancini quickly narrowed the score by scoring a serve following an open attack. However, Cho Jae-young's blocking score brought the atmosphere once again, and Korean Air eventually grabbed the game.

On the same day, Yosvani scored 21 points for Korean Air, and Lee Joon added 13 points. Monza showed good performance with Lee Woo-jin scoring eight points (40% attack success rate). Martilla and Schwarz combined for 31 points to lead Monza's offense.

Meanwhile, Monza will face Team KOVO at 6 p.m. on the 8th.



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