In fact, it's a war. I'm scared of whether I'll be able to win or lose the 2nd place

Feb 13, 2025

In fact, it's a war. I'm scared of whether I'll be able to win or lose the 2nd place
A volleyball V-League Men's OK Savings Bank and KB Insurance match held at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on the 9th. KB Insurance won a set score of 3-0 over OK Savings Bank. KB Insurance players are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Ansan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.02.09/



In fact, it's a war. I'm scared of whether I'll be able to win or lose the 2nd place
The V-League men's match between Korean Air and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 11th, and Korean Air Yosvani is cheering after successful attack. Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.11/
Is it a prelude to war or a second place. A lot of attention is focused on the match between the second and third places.

The showdown between Korean Air and KB Insurance in the men's Dodram 2024-2025 V-League, which will be held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 14th, is an exciting big match. The two teams are ranked second and third respectively until the 13th. Korean Air, ranked second, has 17 wins and 10 losses and 52 points. KB Insurance, ranked third, has 17 wins and 10 losses and 47 points.

The victory and defeat became the same before long. KB Insurance is 5 points short of points, but it is more scary than Korean Air in terms of its recent rise.




KB Insurance has become a completely different team from the time of the first round. Even before the opening of the regular league, manager Miguel Rivera voluntarily resigned due to health reasons, and KB Insurance, which started with five consecutive opening losses.

In fact, it's a war. I'm scared of whether I'll be able to win or lose the 2nd place
The V-League Men's KB Insurance and Hyundai Capital match held at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 5th. Director Leonardo Afonso of KB Insurance, who won, is delighted. Uijeongbu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.02.05/
However, it became a completely different team from the third round. With the recruitment of outside heater Mohamed Yaqoob and new coach Leonardo Afonso at the helm, the power has stabilized even more. The relationship with the existing key Apogit spiker Andres Villena has also improved, and Afonso is also working on a strategy of alternating the main players according to their opponents and conditions.

KB Insurance, which has been showing increasingly strong performance with 5 wins and 1 loss in the third round and 5 wins and 1 loss in the fourth round, saw another five-game winning streak from the match against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on January 23 to the match against OK Savings Bank on February 9. In terms of the last 15 games, he has an overwhelming record of 13 wins and 2 losses.




In particular, the most intense victory was the home game against Hyundai Capital, which was held at Kyungmin University Gymnasium on the 5th. At the time, he shut down Hyundai Capital, which was on a 16-game winning streak, 3-0 to win. Villena flew and shocked Hyundai Capital, continuing the 'Gyeongmin Unbeatable'

In fact, it's a war. I'm scared of whether I'll be able to win or lose the 2nd place
A volleyball V-League men's match between Korean Air and Hyundai Capital at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 29th. Korean Air coach Tilikainen delivers the operation to the players. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.01.29/
The team seems to be getting stronger even though the Uijeongbu Gymnasium, the original home stadium, is renting a gymnasium at Kyungmin University, as a safety diagnosis revealed that there was a problem with the roof. It is also great that the home games held at Kyungmin University are continuing.

Coach Afonso carefully watched the ranking competition, saying, `It's true that it's a favorable situation if we go up to second place, but I'll think about one game, one game at a time.'




The showdown with Korean Air on the 14th is a match that can once again confirm the rise of KB Insurance. Here, if KB Insurance wins three points, it can strongly pressure Korean Air by two points, and on the contrary, if Korean Air wins three points, it can shake off the chase and solidify its second position. Korean Air has been struggling with 3 wins and 2 losses in the last five games, catching up with Hyundai Capital and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

With Hyundai Capital's perfect solo lead, it is not easy to win the regular league, and it is expected that there will be a fierce battle in the second half of the season over who will take the second place.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.