“We won the opening match in straight sets, so today we will win without a set.”
Hyundai Capital coach Blanc made good on his pre-match promise, and the king of Ansan was no longer in Ansan. Hyundai Capital swept OK Savings Bank for its second consecutive opening win with the trio of Heo Soo-bong, Leo, and Choi Min-ho.
Hyundai Capital hosted OK Savings Bank of the 2024-2025 Dodram V League Men’s Division on Thursday at the Sangryoksu Indoor Gymnasium in Ansan, winning in three sets, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19). Hyundai Capital, who had won the opening match of the league against Woori Card 3-2 on April 21, 바카라사이트 recorded their first back-to-back wins in the league.
The first set was close from the start. After exchanging the first point through a serve error by Zhang Binglong and a back-attack goal by Luconi, the two teams exchanged blocking points to keep the score at one.
The first technical time of the first set was taken by OK Savings Bank. Trailing 5-6, OK Savings Bank tied the score at 7-7 after Park Won-bin scored a kill and an opponent service error. The team then won the first technical time with a powerful service ace from Luconi.
However, after the first technical time, Hyundai Capital turned the tide again. Hyundai Capital took a 10-8 lead with a kill from Choi Min-ho, an open attack from Leo, and a back-attack kill from Heo Soo-bong. OK Savings Bank didn’t let up as well, capitalizing on a quick open attack by Song Hee-chae and an opponent error.
The momentum shifted in Hyundai Capital’s favor as the set progressed. Hyundai Capital extended its lead to three points with a net-touch error and a back-attack score by Shin Feng. The second technical time was in Hyundai Capital’s favor as Choi Min-ho scored on a blocked shot.
Leo and Heo Su-bong scored to give Hyundai Capital a 20-point lead in the first set. OK Savings Bank gradually began to crumble as Choi Min-ho scored a fastbreak and Heo Su-bong scored a back-attack.
Hyundai Capital took a 23-17 lead after a Kim Jin-young fast break. However, OK Savings Bank showed its strength. Starting with a block by Park Won-bin, OK Savings scored consecutive points from Luconi and Kim Gun-woo to close the gap to three points, 20-23.
At this point, Hyundai Capital had a 24-20 set point after a quick open goal by Heo Soo-bong, and the first set ended with a win for Hyundai Capital after an open goal by Jeon Kwang-in.
The second set started with a fightback from OK Savings Bank. With the score tied at 3-3, OK Savings Bank took the lead after an opponent’s service error and Park Won-bin’s open attack, and then Luconi’s open attack gave them a three-point lead.
OK Savings Bank took the first technical time of the second set thanks to back-to-back service errors. OK Savings Bank extended its lead to 10-6 with a service ace by Luconi.
However, Hyundai Capital quickly tied the score at 10-10 through kills by Heo Soo-bong and Leo, as well as an opponent error and a service ace. Hyundai Capital took a 12-10 lead after back-to-back blocking points by Choi Min-ho.
Hyundai Capital then capitalized on back-to-back opponent errors and a high blocking wall to take a 16-12 lead into the second technical time. OK Savings Bank was unable to handle the firepower of Hyundai Capital, which included Jeon Kwang-in. Hyundai Capital reached the 20-point mark in the second set thanks to a quick opener from Heo Soo-bong.
Hyundai Capital extended the lead to 23-16 with a back attack by Leo, a fast break by Choi Min-ho, and an opponent error. Hyundai Capital took the second set with back-to-back kills from Leo, taking a step closer to a dominant victory.
At the beginning of the third set, Hyundai Capital continued its momentum. They took a 4-1 lead after a block by Choi Min-ho and an opponent’s error, and then racked up points. An open point by Jeon Kwang-in and another blocked point by Choi Min-ho made it 8-3 and the first technical time of the third set.
Hyundai Capital took the third set with ease, including a service ace from Leo. OK Savings Bank had completely lost its will. Hyundai Capital scored kills from Lee Jun-hyeop and Jung Tae-joon to take the third set. After the second technical timeout, Leo also scored back-to-back points to give Chinjung the advantage.
After reaching the 20-point mark in the third set due to the opponent’s serve error, Hyundai Capital approached match point with a fast break from Choi Min-ho and a quick open from Heo Soo-bong. Hyundai Capital saved the match point with a quick winner from Leo and then closed out the match with a kill from Heo Soo-bong.
On the day, Hyundai Capital completely disrupted OK Savings Bank’s defense line, with Heo Su-bong tallying 17 points, one block and one service ace, Leo tallying 15 points and one service ace, and Choi Min-ho tallying 11 points and four blocks.
On the other hand, OK Savings suffered its second straight loss in the opening round as the team was held to 11 points and a 32.14% shooting percentage from the field. After the game, OK Savings Bank head coach Ogino said, “I can’t change the way the game ended. Our digs were good as we broke down the opponent’s receiving line with our serve, but it’s a shame that we couldn’t play the role of the third attacker in offensive situations. Zhang Bingrong also didn’t do as much as we expected in the offense, so we made a quick substitution because Kim Gun-woo looked better. Overall, I don’t think there was much wrong with the setters,” he said.