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| The V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Kim Jung-ho is cheering after successful blocking. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/ |
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A crushing defeat in the blocking fight. But he didn't give up the game.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance won the set score 3-2 (20-25, 28-26, 25-23, 10-25, 15-8) in the fifth round match against the Korean Air Jumbos in the men's Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 11th. The fifth-ranked Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. lost 9 wins, 18 losses and 31 points as it escaped its second consecutive loss. Korean Air, which only added one more point, lost 10 games (17 wins and 52 points) of the season.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's foreign player Maxim's first game of visiting 'Friendship'. Maxim led Korean Air to victory in last year's championship match, and played as an injury substitute for Korean Air's Yosvani this season. After completing his companion with Korean Air, he signed with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to continue his V-League career.
Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen said, `I'm praying for the best of luck"I think we should solve the serve against Maxim. I think it's Maxim's weapon. In particular, he served well in this stadium, so he said, "I'm focusing on the key point in that part."
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| The V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Maxim talks with Paisley before the match. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/ |
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Maxim was sluggish in the previous OK Savings Bank match, with an attack success rate of only 34.78%. Kim Sang-woo, manager of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, said "I'm not too down physically. I have to solve it in a situation where it wasn't a good rhythm, but I just think it's sagging because it's blocked a lot. It's not much of a pain or physical problem, he said. "It's like he's recovering from practicing."
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| The V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and Korean Air's Kim Kyu-min and Jeong Han-yong are blocking Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's attack. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/ |
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Korean Air easily solved the game in the first set. Yosvani's attack success rate remained at 45.45%, but Jeong Han-yong and Jung Ji-seok scored five points each, recording 75% of the attack success rate. In particular, Korean Air completely blocked Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's offensive flow by catching six blocks in the first set alone. In the first set, Korean Air easily caught it 25-20.
From the second set, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance showed its concentration. Although Korean Air struggled against the wall, Kim Jung-ho played the role of a troubleshooter. Kim Jung-ho, who scored six points in the first set and had a 60% attack success rate, became a clear scorer with eight points in the second set (46.51% attack success rate). On the other hand, Korean Air's Yosbani scored 13 points with a 60% attack success rate and Jeong Ji-seok scored six points with an 80% attack success rate, but failed to overcome the final challenge.
The toss-up rally went all the way to deuce. Jung Ji-seok's serve mistake came out at 28-28, and Paisley succeeded in a quick open attack to bring the game back to square one.
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| The V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's Kim Woo-jin is cheering after succeeding in the serve ace. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/ |
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In the third set, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance continued its momentum. Korean Air caught five blocks, but the score was not scored to the extent that the attack success rate was only 38.70%. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance accumulated scores as Kim Jung-ho scored 7 points with a 63.64% attack success rate and Lee Si-mon scored 5 points with a 66.67% attack success rate. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which made 24 points with Son Tae-hoon's fastball at 23-22, allowed Jung Ji-seok to score one point, but Kim Jung-ho's quick open caught up to the third set.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which had been focusing on the second and third sets, collapsed in the fourth set. The receiving was shaken, and the attack success rate remained at 10%, failing to break through Korean Air. The score opened early, and eventually, Korean Air won 25-10, heading to the last five sets.
In the fifth set 6-6, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance led by one point with Kim Jung-ho's quick-open score. Since then, Korean Air has continued its mistakes, widening the gap to three points. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which was in the mood, shook off Korean Air's pursuit and escaped the losing streak.
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| A V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and a Korean Air player is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/ |
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Meanwhile, Korean Air 'Signal Setter' Han made his 500th appearance in an individual tally. It is the fourth after Yeo Oh-hyun (625 games), Ha Hyun-yong (557 games) and Park Cheol-woo (564 games). However, in the V-League, where the transfer market is relatively active, Han is the first player to play in 500 games 'single team'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
