Woori Card, Without Matei, Wins a Dramatic Comeback Against OK Financial Group… 1st Place Mercury
Matei out for the season due to injury… Woori Card’s Song Myung-geun, who won 3-2 with domestic players in the worst situation, defeated his former team OK Financial Group… 22 points scored.
Woori Card, the leader in professional volleyball, overcame the worst of negative factors and achieved a hard-fought victory.
The Woori Card won the visiting match against OK Financial Group in the Dodram 2023-2024 V League Men’s Division held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do on the 9th, with a set score of 3-2 (20-25 25-16 23-25 25-14 20) after a fierce battle that went to 5 sets. -18) and won. 무료슬롯사이트
Woori Card has won three games in a row and has 18 wins, 9 losses, and 52 points, widening the gap with 2nd place Korean Air (16 wins, 11 losses, 50 points) by 2 points.
OK Financial Group, ranked 3rd, added 1 point and recorded 15 wins, 12 losses, and 44 points.
On this day, Woori Card’s situation looked bleak.
This is because foreign player Matei Kok (registered name Matei), the core of the attack, injured his ankle ligaments during training and was out for the season.
Woori Card, which was in the worst situation, replaced Matei with Issei Otake (registered name: Issei) from the Asia Quarter as the starting starter, but it was not successful.
The game was not easy.
Woori Card’s attack power clearly showed signs of dulling.
Issei was unable to effectively fill Matei’s void at the beginning of the game.
At 17-18 and 17-19 in the first set, his attacks were blocked by the opposing team’s middle blockers, and at 19-23, he gave up a block to Cha Ji-hwan of the opposing team and bowed his head.
Our card changed the blade in the 2nd set.
Song Myung-geun, who was acquired through a trade from OK Financial Group, was selected as the main gun.
Song Myung-geun was on fire in the second set, scoring 9 points, the most for both teams.
The attack success rate reached 61.54%.
Woori Card succeeded in changing the mood and brought the second set to 25-16.
Woori Card had a close match in the third set, but was unable to effectively block the opposing team’s foreign player Leonardo Leyva Martinez (registered name Leo), losing 23-25.
However, in the 4th set, they showed strong organization and tied the set at 25-14.
OK Financial Group seemed to be conscious of the 5th set and called Leo to the bench at the end of the 4th set to give him a break.
The game was decided in 5 sets.
The two teams played a tight game without giving up an inch.
The seesaw game continued with a one-point lead, and it became 14-14 deuce.
OK Financial Group supported Leo’s attack, and Woori Card’s domestic players took turns accumulating points.
The team that laughed last was Woori Card.
Woori Card took a one-point lead at 18-18 thanks to Kim Ji-han’s open attack.
And three middle blockers appeared at once, aiming at Leo.
Jinwoo Park of Woori Card blocked Leo’s rearguard attack, and the game ended with the ball falling into the court.
Song Myung-geun and Kim Ji-han led the attack, scoring 22 points each.
Leo took charge of the attack with 33 points, but there was not enough help from those around him to lead the team to victory.