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| A V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium on the 18th, and Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok cheers after succeeding in the serve ace. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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| A V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium on the 18th, and Korean Air Yosvani is cheering after scoring. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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The Korean Air Jumbos kept their last pride.
Korean Air won the set score 3-1 (25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-19) in the fifth round match against the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in the men's Dodram 2024-2025 V-League at Yoo Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan on the 18th. As Korean Air emerged from its second consecutive loss, it remained firmly in second place with 18 wins, 11 losses and 55 points for the season. In addition, he won his first game of the season against Hyundai Capital.
It was a painful defeat for Hyundai Capital. Hyundai Capital, which had 25 wins and 3 losses and 73 points before the game and had 4 points left 'Magic Number', could win the first place in the regular league in seven years if it caught Korean Air.
Korean Air did not hand over the throne easily. Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen said, `Hyundai Capital is qualified to remain No. 1 and serves and attacks are strong and stable this season. No matter who came into the court, he showed good performance"We had a chance to win except for the last four games and one game that was completely defeated. I think there will be another opportunity today. Since we play against the best team, we need to show our performance. Rather than having a new strategy, I think the players should execute well inside."
There is a high possibility that the fifth consecutive victory in the championship game will fail, but there is a possibility that the championship game will lose five consecutive games. As such, the victory against Hyundai Capital was important. Coach Tilikainen said, `I had good luck last season, but I think this season was a difficult season. It is not easy to win the integrated championship, but the goal is to win the last game. Everyone wants it internally. The players are also full of inner motivation."
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| The V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 18th, and Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc and Korean Air coach Tommy Tilikainen greet each other before the game. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc also remained vigilant. Blanc said, `First of all, I'm happy to win in front of a lot of fans. However, I think we should focus on the game now. You can miss it while thinking about something that didn't happen. If I can win and enjoy it, I want to enjoy it to my heart's content" he said.
Blanc's words, which were nervous until the end, saying "What hasn't happened yet" over the confirmation of the No. 1 ranking, became a reality. Korean Air came out with a different performance than before. Yosvani, who had only two points in the previous game, showed off his hot attack from the first set. Yosvani bombed Hyundai Capital Court with a success rate of 66.67% in the first set alone. White rice is in the second half of the first set. After scoring a back attack at 20-16, he successfully made a serve ace in a row to win the game.
On the other hand, Hyundai Capital suffered from Leo's sluggishness. It was replaced in the middle of the set and went into the warm-up zone. Leo was off to a bad start, scoring only two points in the first set and having a 28.57 percent attack success rate. The desire to win the home court seemed to be rather poisonous. It was different from the previous victory, with attack mistakes coming out everywhere.
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| A V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium on the 18th, and Korean Air Yosvani is cheering after scoring. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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Korean Air, which easily grabbed the first set, drove its momentum to the second set. Yosvani gained pace with an 88.89% attack success rate of 8 points. Hyundai Capital was shaken when Korean Air pushed it. The score opened early, and eventually prepared for the third set by excluding all the main players in the middle of the set.
Korean Air caught both the first and second sets, but Hyundai Capital found its original form little by little in the third set. Heo Soo-bong survived perfectly with an attack success rate of 83.33% with 8 points, and Leo also found the pace with an attack success rate of 50% (3 points). a game played on seesaw. Hyundai Capital's serve, a powerful weapon that led to its No. 1 run this season, has revived. At 16-16, Korean Air made a four-hit mistake, and Heo Soo-bong made a serve ace in a row. Korean Air chased Yosvani by one point again, but Hyundai Capital approached the third set victory 23-20 with Huh Soo-bong's block. In the end, with Leo's score at 24-22, Hyundai Capital took the third set.
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| The V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 18th, and Hyundai Capital Huh Soo-bong is blocking Korean Air's attack. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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The atmosphere seemed to be shifting toward Hyundai Capital again, but Korean Air once again showed its concentration. Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok and Cho Jae-young blocked Choi Min-ho's fastball in a row in the fourth set 7-6. After that, following Jeong Han-yong's back attack score, Jung Ji-seok and Leo once again scored blocking points, completely cutting off Hyundai Capital's pursuit flow. Korean Air, which called out the second technical time from a six-point gap, turned Hyundai Capital's No. 1 celebration into an unexploded bomb by stepping on the 25-point mark.
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| The V-League men's match between Hyundai Capital and Korean Air at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 18th, Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok and Cho Jae-young are cheering, blocking Hyundai Capital's attack. Cheonan = Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.02.18/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
