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| A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/ |
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The Korean Air Jumbos blocked KB Insurance's first win after a close game in the fifth set.
Korean Air won the set score 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 27-29, 22-25, 15-8) in the first round match against KB Insurance in the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th.
Korean Air won two consecutive games and recorded three wins, two losses and 10 points for the season. KB Insurance has lost five games in a row. I had to be satisfied with my first point of the season (one point).
Korean Air returned to the attack after Jung Ji-seok took off his Libero clothes. But Aref is missing. Manager Tommy Tilikainen said "Aref was not accompanied today. It's not a serious situation. However, I did not accompany you to today's game"We have a lot of players on our team, and we're ready. He explained, "It's going into a different lineup than usual."
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| A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/ |
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Coach Tilikainen said, `No matter who gets into the court, I'm going to push it according to our style. He is preparing fast and smart play at the training ground. When the rally starts, I want to show that on the court."
Regarding the team's four-game losing streak, acting manager of KB Insurance Blanco said, `This is definitely an upsetting start. We have to think about how to overcome this situation and do what we have to do.
He continued "It could be the performance or the physicality that we're not good at. The team is doing its best to establish itself"I don't think the beginning of this season is the whole season. Other teams can't be good all season, either. I think it's important how you deal with it" he said.
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| A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. Korean Air's Jeong Han-yong is trying to attack by avoiding the opponent's block. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/ |
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The first set was easily solved by Korean Air. Jung Ji-seok, who returned, played his part with a five-point attack success rate of 66.67%. Korean Air shook KB Insurance by scoring four points as a sub in the first set alone. On top of that, Kim Min-jae's quick attack melted, shaking KB Insurance's defense. In the end, Korean Air laughed 25-19 in the first set.
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| A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. KB Insurance's Na Kyung-bok is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/ |
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In a tight race in the second set, Korean Air ran from 11-11 to 15-11 with Jung Ji-seok's scoring shot. However, the tail was caught immediately. By combining Villena's blocking, Park Hyun-bin's blocking, and the opponent's offense mistakes, the gap was narrowed. Although Korean Air seemed to be pushing ahead again, KB Insurance narrowed the gap, with Yoon Seo-jin scoring quick open and blocking points in succession, and Park Hyun-bin's blocking score balanced it at 21-22. KB Insurance, which changed the atmosphere, took the lead with Villena's back attack, and eventually took the second set with Villena's back attack that broke out once again.
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| A V-League match between Korean Air and KB Insurance held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. KB Insurance's Villena is trying to attack by avoiding the opponent's block. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.11.05/ |
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a close race to deuce in the third set. The winner was KB Insurance. Korean Air took the lead with blocking points from Cho Jae-young and Jeong Han-yong at 25-26, but Villena's back attack once again balanced it. At 27-27, Korean Air made a set mistake, and after that, Jeong Han-yong hit the ball with his defense not working properly once again, but he went out wide. In the end, KB Insurance laughed in the third set.
In the fourth set, Korean Air showed its last-minute concentration. In 19-19, KB Insurance continued to make serve mistakes and block net touches. Later, Kim Min-jae and Jeong Han-yong's consecutive blocking points led to a 24-20 run, eventually leading the game to five sets due to Kwak Seung-seok's time difference.
Korean Air overwhelmed the game in the fifth set. After Kim Min-jae's fastball score at 3-3, Jeong Han-yong scored consecutive serve aces to achieve a triple crown. Later, Kwak Seung-seok scored an open and blocked goal to win the game perfectly, and after that, Kim Min-jae's fastball worked properly. Korean Air, which opened the score to 13-5, took the game on the day by stepping on the 15-point mark.
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