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Korean Air beat OK Savings Bank to accelerate its pursuit of No. 1 Hyundai Capital.
Korean Air won the set score 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 28-26, 25-15) in the third round of the men's V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 20th.
With the victory, Korean Air recorded 11 wins and 5 losses and 35 points, closely trailing the top-ranked Hyundai Capital (37 points) by two points. It was not an easy game because there were many mistakes by the main guns, such as Maxim (22 points), Jung Ji-seok (17 points, 4 blocks) and Jeong Han-yong (16 points), but the strong team-like class stood out. Kim Min-jae also supported the victory with 15 points and four blocks.
After Hyundai Capital plays Woori Card on the 21st, the two teams will face off on the 25th, Christmas Day. Hyundai Capital won both the first and second rounds earlier.
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OK Savings Bank will regret to miss the momentum that has been boosted by winning two consecutive games against KEPCO and Woori Card. In the game, Korean Air was pushed to the edge of the cliff, centering on Cha Ji-hwan, who showed off his persistent defense and his best offensive condition in the third set, but Chris, Cha Ji-hwan, Song Hee-chae, and Jang Bing-long were all insufficient as troubleshooters to entrust the team's last shot.
Korean Air won the first set. In the middle of the set, Jeong Han-yong's serve aces were inserted one after another, leading to a 14-9 run, and he shook off the pursuit of OK Savings Bank with Ki Sung-long and Song Hee-chae at the center of Jung Ji-seok and Kim Min-jae.
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The second set was a counterattack by OK Savings Bank. Korean Air led 11-7 in the beginning, but allowed the tie due to a series of mistakes. After 20 points, OK Savings Bank Song Hee-chae scored consecutive points, while Jeong Han-yong's mistakes continued and gave up two sets.
The third set was the watershed of the day's victory. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok and Maxim, and OK Savings Bank's Cha Ji-hwan (9 points in 3 sets) poured out picturesque high-altitude hits from the third set.
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In the third set, Korean Air also took a 14-9 lead at the beginning of the set, but allowed a 20-20 tie to OK Savings Bank's chase centered on Shin Ji-jin, Cha Ji-hwan, Song Hee-chae, and then fell behind to 21-23. Jeong Han-yong and Jung Ji-seok's back-to-back points brought the game back to square one, and at 24-25, Maxim won back-to-back points and turned it over again. In the fate of 26-26, OK Savings Bank's consecutive mistakes were poured out, and Korean Air won the set.
Korean Air, which gained momentum, finished the game in the fourth set. In the middle of the set, he drove his opponent from 12-11 to 22-12 and finished the game as it was.
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