Yosvani scored 29 points → 5 people scored 10 points ↑…Korean Air shows off its special firepower, grabbing Woori Card and winning 2 consecutive games
Jan 22, 2025
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Korean Air won a set score of 3-2 (21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13) in the fourth round match against Woori Card Woori WON in the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 22nd. The second-ranked Korean Air has won two consecutive games, trailing the leader Hyundai Capital (20 wins, 2 losses, 58 points) by 13 points with 14 wins, 8 losses, and 45 points for the season. Woori Card, ranked fourth, won one point and recorded 11 wins, 11 losses, and 30 points for the season.
Although Woori Card is not ranked this season, it showed a strong performance against Korean Air with two wins and one loss out of three games in the first half. Mauricio Paes, director of Woori Card, said "I don't know if there's any particular reason. I'm trying to do my best no matter what opponent I meet. Due to the nature of volleyball, there is no way to stop it if you are too good. Whether it's Korean Air or other teams, we're always preparing for the game in the same direction", he explained.
Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen said, "(The previous three games) were close to each other, and we lost because we couldn't score points. But now I think another battle is starting. I think today's biggest key point is attack"I looked at it.
On this day, Korean Air showed off its even attack power. Yosvani scored 29 points, and Jung Ji-seok (15 points), Jin Ji-wi (13 points), Lee Joon (12 points) and Kim Min-jae (10 points) scored double-digit points. Nikolic scored 16 points and Ali scored 12, but Woori Card failed to prevent the team's defeat.
Woori Card in the first set was hit by injury variables. At 6-5, Kim Ji-han scored a quick open and was replaced by Han Sung-jung, complaining of pain in his shoulder. Despite the sudden bad news, Park Jin-woo set the tone by scoring fastballs and blockings in turn, and later took the first set 25-21 with Ali's scoring shot.
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From the start of the third set, Korean Air took the lead by scoring from Yosvani and Jung Ji-seok. Woori Card's counterattack was also formidable. Lee Sang-hyun's blocking score and Han Tae-joon's serve score at 9-15 set the stage for the pursuit step by step. In 15-19, Park Jin-woo and Han Tae-joon's blocked points continued, narrowing the gap to two points. The third set ended with Korean Air's serve mistakes side by side from Korean Air and Woori Card in the previous 24-22.
Amid the close race at the beginning of the fourth set, Woori Card took the lead by four points with the opponent's mistake and Song Myung-geun's blocking score. Korean Air quickly narrowed the gap with Yosvani Lee Joon Jung Ji-seok evenly participating in the scoring, and eventually succeeded in catching the tail 16-16. However, Woori Card, which began to widen the score once again with Lee Sang-hyun's blocking at 19-18, won the game with an open score by Han Sung-jung and an opponent's mistake. Later, Woori Card, which made it 24-20 with Park Jin-woo's blocked score, succeeded in leading the game with five sets with Korean Air's serve mistakes.
a close fifth set. The blocking above the ground divided the joys and sorrows. A rally that Korean Air follows when Woori Card scores. At 8-8, Jin Ji-wi blocked and Korean Air took the lead. Jin Ji-wi created a winning atmosphere by scoring a blocked goal once again at 11-10. Woori Card eventually gave up the flow as it continued to the offense and became the winner of the long rally by Korean Air.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
