Korean Air challenges for 4th consecutive win, clashes with Woori Card for first place

Will Korean Air, the ‘top player’ in the offense-defense harmony league,
escape from Woori Card’s sluggish performance?

In men’s volleyball, Korean Air and Woori Card will compete for first place.

Korean Air will play a home game against Woori Card at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 30th.

First place Korean Air, with 8 wins and 3 losses (25 points) on the season, is slightly ahead of second place Woori Card (8 wins, 3 losses, 22 points).

Korean Air, which recently defeated both OK Financial Group and Hyundai Capital with a set score of 3-0, plans to establish a leading system by holding on to Woori Card.

The offense led by Jeong Han-yong, Lincoln, and Lim Dong-hyuk is the best in the league.

In particular, Jeong Han-yong ranks first in the league with an attack success rate of 55.95%. He boasts the best scoring ability among Korean strikers. He is also performing perfectly on defense.

Korean Air is recording a team attack success rate of over 55%. Although there is no ‘main gun’ Jeong Ji-seok, setter Han is maximizing attack power with an expert ball combination.

Oh Eun-ryeol, the center of the defense, has been showing stable performance throughout the season.

Korean Air, which is ranked first in the regular league, is challenging to win the combined championship for the first four consecutive seasons in V-League history.

Woori Card established a leading system by recording 5 wins and 1 loss in the first round. However, they recently lost two consecutive games with a set score of 0-3 and fell to second place. The upward trend slowed down.

Foreign player Matei’s poor performance is painful.

Matei has been suffering from a slump since being recently diagnosed with ‘otolithiasis‘ (a disease in which ‘otoliths’, which maintain a sense of balance in the vestibular organ in the ear, fall off, causing dizziness, vomiting, etc.). They showed their worst performance in the game against OK Financial Group on the 26th.

Due to the poor performance of Matei, who accounts for half of Woori Card’s attack, the entire team’s organizational power is shaking.

Woori Card defeated Korean Air in the first round. This time, if they secure 3 points, they can regain first place.

After losing the game against OK Financial Group, coach Shin Young-cheol said, “Matei has returned with the bad (arm) swing he showed when he first came to Korea. “He was improving, but he was so motivated that he started carrying the ball and hitting it again,” he said, suggesting posture correction.

Woori Card’s strength has improved since Park Jin-woo and Song Myung-geun returned from injury. If Matei recovers, you can catch a ‘big catch’ once again. 19가이드03