'Korean Air caught busy with a long way to go' Woori Card's full set ranked third after a fierce battle
Dec 12, 2024
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Woori Card won the third round match against Korean Air (22-25, 25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 18-16) at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 12th.
With this victory, Woori Card recently won two consecutive games and added two points. Since the opening of the season, he has pushed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to third place with 8 wins, 6 losses and 21 points. This is the second victory in the Korean Air match after the first round match this season. On the other hand, second-place Korean Air, which failed to continue its winning streak, only added one more point. 9 wins, 5 losses, 29 points.
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Coach Mauricio Paes of Woori Card, who is aiming to leap to the top, also said, `Korean Air is a team that has no ups and downs and has a lot of strengths in play. It's the best team in the league, but you have to be persistent against any team. We have to prepare with the thought that there is no easy game with the same mind in every game."
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However, Woori Card hit back in the second and third sets. As Woori Card's attack success rate rose sharply in the second set, it quickly accumulated points by taking advantage of scoring chances. Korean Air had a difficult match as Jung Ji-seok was blocked. Woori Card, which won three sets following the second set, brought the flow of the game as Kim Ji-han survived perfectly.
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Woori Card, which began to be chased, allowed consecutive runs as its defense faltered. Korean Air, which gradually widened the score gap, reached the set point with an opponent's serve mistake, and Maxim hit a delightful spike to end the fourth set, leading the game to a full set.
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Woori Card players' concentration continued. In particular, Nicole Richie in the fifth set made a decisive score whenever necessary. Woori Card, which reached 10 points due to Ali's successful straight attack, was immediately chased by one point again as the receiving was shaken.
a game where one can't let one's guard down until the end. It was tied at 13-13 as Kim Ji-han's attack was deemed to be off the line. Woori Card won the match point first as Lee Sang-hyun succeeded in a quick attack after a long rally. But deuce as Kim Ji-han's serve goes off the line.
Nicholich won the match point again with an intense back attack, but Korean Air showed its crazy back. Korean Air's 16-15 lead as Cho Jae-young blocked Nikolic's attack, which was at the peak of the atmosphere following Maxim's back attack.
However, due to Ali's quick opening and Korean Air's mistakes, Woori Card is again 17-16.
Woori Card ended the long match as Korean Air failed to get a spike hit by Ali.
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