2024-04-02 12:51:42
Jeong Ji-seok of Korean Air is cheering after successfully scoring in the match between Korean Air and OK Financial Group in the third round of the Dodram 2023-2024 Professional Volleyball V-League Championship held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 2nd. 2024.4.2/News1 © News1 Reporter Gwang-ho Lee
In men’s professional volleyball, Korean Air became the first V-League team to achieve its first overall 4th consecutive victory. Korean Air won the championship for the fifth time in a row, lifting the trophy with three consecutive wins.
Korean Air had a set score of 3-2 (27-25 16-25 21-) in the away game against OK Financial Group in the third round of the 2023-24 season Dodram V-League men’s championship match (best of 5 matches) held at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on the 2nd. 25 won 25-20 15-13).
Korean Air, which had won two games in a row at home, recorded three wins in a row, achieving its fifth win in total and its first four-game losing streak in history. Korean Air won its first championship in the 2017-18 season, and starting in the 2020-21 season, it achieved first place in the regular league and won the championship for four consecutive years.
Previously, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had won the championship for three consecutive years since the 2011-12 season, but this was the first time it had won four consecutive games.
For Korean Air, substitute spiker Lim Dong-hyuk scored 18 points (64% attack success rate), and Jeong Ji-seok also scored 18 points, contributing to the victory.
Jeong Ji-seok, who showed great performance in the championship game, received 22 votes from the reporters’ vote and won the MVP award, beating Lim Dong-hyuk (4 votes), Maksim (3 votes), Kwak Seung-seok, and Han Seon-su (1 vote).
Jeong Ji-seok, who received the 2020-21 season championship MVP, became the star who shone the most in the championship for the second time in his career.
Korean Air players are sharing their joy after successfully scoring in the match between Korean Air and OK Financial Group in the third round of the Dodram 2023-2024 Professional Volleyball V-League Championship held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 2nd. 2024.4.2/News1 © News1 Reporter Gwang-ho Lee
On the other hand, OK scored 33 points, with Leonardo Martinez (registered name Leo) achieving the triple crown (three or more serving, blocking, and back attacks), but the team was disappointed with the loss.
Korean Air, who wanted to finish the day, took the lead with strong concentration at the end of the first set.
Korean Air, which was ahead 22-21, allowed the score to go back to 22-24 due to opponent Leo’s spike and error.
However, Korean Air’s motivation was strong. Maxim showed his presence at important moments. Korean Air made a deuce with Kwak Seung-seok’s spike following the opponent’s serve error and dig. Immediately, Maxim’s back attack succeeded in reversing the situation.
In the end, Korean Air won the important first set at 25-25 thanks to Maxim’s continuous back attack.
The initial flow was tense. Korean Air, which was ahead 22-21, allowed the score to go back to 22-24 due to opponent Leo’s spike and error.
However, Korean Air’s motivation was strong. Fixer Maxim showed his presence at important moments. Korean Air made a deuce with Kwak Seung-seok’s spike following the opponent’s serve error and dig. Immediately, Maxim’s back attack succeeded in reversing the situation.
Korean Air won the important first set at 25-25 thanks to Maxim’s continuous back attack.
However, OK immediately launched a counterattack from the second set. On this day, Park Seong-jin, who was a surprise starter in place of Song Hee-chae, showed off his firepower, and ace Leo changed the mood by dropping spikes one after another. OK, thanks to the one-sided support of Ansan home fans, ran away to 20-10 and balanced the set score at 1-1.
Leo’s firepower exploded in the third set. Leo scored 8 points in the 3rd set, which was a decisive game, and had an attack success rate of 80%.
The opponent trailed to 22-21 with Jeong Ji-seok’s serve ace, but OK fought back calmly and took the third set with Shin Ho-jin’s attack and Leo’s back attack. Leo achieved the triple crown in three sets.
OK Financial Group Leo is attempting a spike attack during the match between Korean Air and OK Financial Group in the third round of the Dodram 2023-2024 Professional Volleyball V-League Championship held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 2nd. 2024.4.2/News1 © News1 Reporter Gwang-ho Lee
However, Korean Air, which is aiming for a combined championship, did not back down. In the 4th set, Korean Air, which had left out foreigners and sent Apogee Lim Dong-hyuk and setter Yoo Kwang-woo as starters, changed the game to the left and right doubles of Jeong Ji-seok and Lim Dong-hyuk.
Korean Air ran away to 18-14 with Lim Dong-hyuk’s spikes at every point of the game. The airline increased the score to 22-16 thanks to Lim Dong-hyuk’s opening and blocking, and took the game to the final 5th set.
Korean Air, who struggled with OK Leo’s serve in the beginning, gradually caught up. At 3-5, the airline balanced the score at 5-5 with Lim Dong-hyuk’s quick opening and Yoo Kwang-woo’s blocking.
In a game on thin ice, aviation took the lead in the final concentration. Jeong Ji-seok blocked Shin Ho-jin’s spike, and the airline achieved its first comeback, 10-9. Lim Dong-hyuk’s spikes exploded whenever it was important.
Korean Air completed the championship point with Kim Min-jae’s surprise quick attack at the match point. Although there was no setter on the court, middle blocker Cho Jae-young, who had seen the setter in the past, made a surprise pass and roared.
Kwak Seung-seok of Korean Air is cheering after successfully scoring in the match between Korean Air and OK Financial Group in the third round of the Dodram 2023-2024 Professional Volleyball V-League Championship held at Sangnoksu Gymnasium in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 2nd. 2024.4.2/News1 © News1 Reporter Gwang-ho Lee
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