Matei and Jihan Kim collaborate on 37 pieces… Woori Card beats Hyundai for 2 consecutive wins in opening season
Woori Card achieved two consecutive wins in the opening game thanks to the combination of new problem solver Matei Kok (registered name Matei) and Kim Ji-han, who is growing into a native gunner.
Woori Card defeated Hyundai Capital with a set score of 3-0 (25-17 25-19 26-24) in the professional volleyball Dodram 2023-2024 V League men’s home game held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 18th.
Woori Card won 3-1 in the first game of the season against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the 15th, and also earned 3 points in the second game. 카지노사이트탑
Woori Card coach Shin Young-cheol achieved his 275th win (214 losses) in his personal career, moving one win closer to the record of 276 wins (74 losses) in the V League held by former Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance coach Shin Chi-yong.
On the other hand, Hyundai Capital lost two consecutive games following the opening game against Korean Air on the 14th.
On this day, at Woori Card, Matei scored 27 points with a high attack success rate of 64.86%, and Kim Ji-han also contributed with 10 points (61.54% attack success rate).
Tae-Jun Han, setter of the contract, and Young-Jun Kim, who filled the void of Libero Jae-Sung Oh, who was rested due to shingles, also played key roles in the victory.
At Hyundai Capital, only Ahmed Ikhbairi (23 points, registered name Ahmed) scored in double digits.
Woori Card also outperformed Hyundai Capital in blocking scores (9-4) and serve aces (3-0).
The deciding factor was 1 set.
At the beginning of the set, Woori Card’s Mattei’s attacks were repeatedly blocked by Hyundai Capital, and they allowed Hyundai Capital’s Ahmed to score three consecutive points, taking the score to 0-3.
However, they started chasing at 8-11 with Kim Ji-han’s time-lag attack, and in the ensuing rally, Matei succeeded in opening quickly and narrowed the gap.
Then, after Ahmed’s quick open was cleared by defense, Matei’s open attack made the score 11-11.
In 12-12, middle blocker Chai Fei-chang (registered name Fei-chang), who joined Hyundai Capital in the Asia Quarter, missed the line, and Woori Card’s Asia Quarter member Issei Otake (registered name Issei) blocked Ahmed’s open attack. That year, Woori Card turned the score to 14-12.
Hyundai Capital’s Heo Soo-bong’s quick open ended up being a mistake, and Woori Card ran away with a 16-12 lead as Issei blocked Fei Chang’s quick attack.
Afterwards, Woori Card used Matei’s firepower to widen the score gap and win the first set.
Woori Card, who pulled off a thrilling comeback in the first set, continued their momentum in the early part of the second set.
At 2-2, Woori Card’s Issei’s fast attack landed on the court, and Hyundai Capital’s Ahmed’s rearguard attack went off the line without reaching the blocker’s hand.
With Matei’s second consecutive serve ace and Ahmed’s back attack mistake, Woori Card ran away to 7-2.
Hyundai Capital attempted to counterattack by sending in Jeon Gwang-in, a national team outside hitter who had maintained the warm-up zone in the first and second sets, in the third set.
In the third set, they took the lead with 12-9.
However, Woori Card made up for one point due to Jeon Gwang-in’s serve error, and when libero Kim Young-jun received Ahmed’s rearguard attack, Matei scored with an open attack to raise the mood.
Next, Park Jin-woo blocked Heo Soo-bong’s open attack, tying the score at 12-12.
The winner of the third set, which led to a deuce, was also Woori Card.
At 24-24, Matei Kok successfully attacked the rear and created a match point, and Issei ended the game by blocking Jeon Kwang-in’s quick open.