Korean Air's sweat and sweat victory turned into Jung Ji-seok's Libero.
Korean Air, the favorite to challenge the 'integrated 5 consecutive losses', struggled to win KB Insurance in the first game of the cup competition. I almost fell victim to an extraordinary incident.
Korean Air defeated KB Insurance 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 26-24, 25-15) in the first day of the 2024 Tongyeong Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Championship at Tongyeong Gymnasium on the 21st.
Korean Air, which has achieved four consecutive wins in the regular league and championship games until last season. Ahead of this season, he was lucky to get the first nomination right for foreign players, and he showed off his stronger power by embracing Yosvani.
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However, he received a strong vaccination shot in the first game of the Cup. KB Insurance, which came back solid with new coach Miguel Rivera, was almost caught up in the game. Why did it almost become an unexpected event. KB Insurance did not field foreign players Villena and Staples on the same day. On the other hand, Korean Air's Yosvani kept the court from the beginning to the end.
Korean Air easily took the first set and the game seemed to end easily. KB Insurance held up well in the beginning, but it collapsed, leading to a big 25-15 margin.
But what's wrong with this. A two-set twist happened. KB Insurance's Son Joon-young and Yoon Seo-jin's double guns began to explode and lead the game. Korean Air struggled with KB Insurance's solid blocking and defense while Yosvani did not show any significant power. Son Joon-young and Yoon Seo-jin played tremendously in blocking as well as attack, becoming the main players of the 25-23 victory in the second set.
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The third set was breathtaking, too. Yoon Seo-jin put pressure on Korean Air with an unbelievable performance. Korean Air has been chasing by tying the game in the middle of the set, but they maintained their pace without shaking. In the 21-19 lead situation, Yoon Seo-jin's block burst again and seemed to take it to the third set. However, it was shaken by allowing Lee Soo-hwang, who came in as a substitute for the serve, and in the final crisis, Yosvani's strong serve shook consecutively and unfortunately gave up the set. Korean Air was able to change the atmosphere by creating an easy run centered on fastballs by Yoo Kwang-woo, who came in instead of Han.
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After giving up three sets unfortunately in a tight flow, KB Insurance collapsed sharply in the fourth set. He was hit hard by a raised Yosvani. But it was a good fight. As mentioned above, he showed rapid progress in blocking. The number of successes was also 16-5, overwhelming Korean Air. Before the game, Rivera carefully refined the movement, position, and selection in the sophisticated system. Through today's game, we can see how we should play in the upcoming season. It was enough to instill expectations.
Korean Air conducted an experiment in which Jung Ji-seok, the main gun, was dressed in a libero uniform. In his place, Lee Jun and Jeong Han-yong were put in an experiment.
Yosvani seemed less warmed up at the beginning of the game, but he showed off his robustness by scoring 25 points, the most by both teams. He swept nine points in the fourth set alone. The way he got hotter and hotter as he played the game. KB Insurance's Son Joon-young and Yoon Seo-jin scored 17 points and 14 points, respectively.
