0:2 → 3:2 I flipped it properly! KB Insurance, which is chasing second place, has won three consecutive games by catching up with Korea Electric Power Corp.

Jan 31, 2025

A match between KB Insurance and KEPCO in the V-League at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 31st. KB Insurance Hwang Kyung-min and Cha Young-seok are cheering after scoring. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.01.31/

KB Insurance Stars continued its winning streak.

KB Insurance won a set score of 3-2 (23-25, 32-34, 25-20, 28-26, 19-17) in the fifth round match against Korea Electric Power Corp.'s Bigstom in the 2024-2025 V-League at the Uijeongbu Kyungmin University Memorial Hall on the 31st. KB Insurance, ranked third, won three consecutive games and trailed the second-place Korean Air Jumbos (15 wins, 9 losses, 47 points) by six points with 15 wins, 10 losses, and 41 points. Korea Electric Power Corp. has lost three games in a row. Taking one point, they scored 9 wins, 16 losses, and 24 points.

Ahead of the game, KB Insurance was in a good mood. With two consecutive wins, second-place Korean Air has a chance to close the gap due to the defeat in the previous game.

"My goal now is to win the next game," KB Insurance coach Leonardo Afonso told the story of chasing second place. It's the best if you get to the second place. It is also the best to widen the gap with Woori Card. "I will think about the KEPCO match today, the next Hyundai Capital match, and the next OK Savings Bank match."

A match between KB Insurance and KEPCO in the V-League at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 31st. Director of KB Insurance Leonardo Afonso is directing the operation. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.01.31/

A match between KB Insurance and KEPCO in the V-League at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 31st. Kwon Young-min, the head coach of KEPCO, is directing the operation. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.01.31/

On the other hand, Korea Electric Power Corporation is virtually unable to play the rest of the game due to injury, with foreign player Elian, who started the season together, leaving due to injury.

It is not easy to recruit additional foreigners. KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min said, `There are some players, but it's not easy. The club is moving quickly, but I think it's a concern because no one can bring it. I don't think the promising player is very good, so I'm worried about a lot of things."

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) only played with domestic players without foreign players. However, Seo Jae-deok and Yoon Ha-joon clearly showed off their aggression, pushing KB Insurance. KB Insurance showed off its firepower with Jakub and Villena 'foreign double guns', but the game was solved with difficulty as the mistakes continued.

In the first set, joy and sorrow were divided on the serve in the second half. With KEPCO leading 21-20, KB Insurance made a sub mistake. Korea Electric Power Corporation, which added one point with Shin Young-seok's blocking, then won the first set with Lim Sung-jin's consecutive serve ace.

There was a close game of deuce with more than 30 points in the second set. The winner was KEPCO. KB Insurance played with Jakub and Villena combined for 19 points. On the other hand, KEPCO faced off with Yoon Ha-joon and Seo Jae-deok scoring 17 points. Seo Jae-deok, who scored eight points, recorded a 100% attack success rate.

The V-League Men's KB Insurance and KEPCO match held at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 31st. KEPCO Seo Jae-deok cheers after scoring. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.01.31/

The score went 32-32. KEPCO led by a point when Seo Jae-deok safely received Na Kyung-bok's serve and led by Yoon Ha-joon's quick opening. Lim Sung-jin then succeeded in the quick open and caught the second set.

Korea Electric Power Corporation won the first and second sets, but KB Insurance also did not easily back down. In the third set 12-12, Na Kyung-bok's blocking score continued after Villena's back attack, changing the flow. After that, another pattern of Na Kyung-bok's blocking score came out following Villena's back attack, and the score quickly widened to 7 points. In the end, KB Insurance took the third set.

A match between KB Insurance and KEPCO in the V-League at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 31st. KB Insurance Yakub is cheering after scoring. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.01.31/

With the victory of the third set, KB Insurance regained its pace. Following the scores of Villena, Jakub, and Na Kyung-bok in the early stages, Hwang Taek's blocked points spread the score. KEPCO also continued to chase Seo Jae-deok and Yoon Ha-joon and Jeon Jin-seon. Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) succeeded in tying the game at 16-18 with back-to-back blocking points from Lim Sung-jin and Jeon Jin-seon. At 22-23, KB Insurance scored 24 points first as Shin Young-seok's fastball was caught in the net. However, Shin Young-seok did not miss the opportunity to return once again and scored, and Seo Jae-deok's quick open score led the game to deuce again. The winner was KB Insurance. At 26-26, Yoon Ha-joon's serve mistake followed by Jakub's serve ace, eventually heading to the fifth set. KB Insurance, which had the opportunity to continue its winning streak by catching three or four sets, shook KEPCO from the beginning of the fifth set. Following Villena's back attack, the opponent's offense came out, followed by Na Kyung-bok and Park Sang's blocking points. KEPCO also did not make the flow easy based on its persistent defense. He persisted and narrowed the gap one point by one, and eventually followed Shin Young-seok's serve score from 5-point difference to 8-9. However, KB Insurance laughed at the final match. After KEPCO's serve error came out, Hwang Taek's blocking score led 12-9. Korea Electric Power Corporation once again saved the last chase with the fastball score of the forward line and Lim Sung-jin's blocking score. The game was tied 12-12 as Na Kyung-bok went to the quick open. In the end, the game was decided in deuce in the fifth set, and KB Insurance became the main character of the reversal. KB Insurance, which took the lead with Na Kyung-bok's score at 17-17, took the game as Lim Sung-jin's attack was out.

Meanwhile, in the women's game held at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju, IBK Industrial Bank Altos defeated Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers with a set score of 3-1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-22). Industrial Bank of Korea has won 12 games (13 losses and 37 points) this season, escaping from seven consecutive losses. Pepper Savings Bank has lost five games in a row. The season record was 8 wins, 17 losses, and 25 points.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.