Korean Air drove KEPCO to a 4-game losing streak while running for a 5-game winning streak.
Korean Air won 5 consecutive wins with a set score of 3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 15) in the 2022-2023 V-League KEPCO in the 3rd round confrontation held at Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium on the 15th. I ran. Korean Air (33 points), which added 2 points, widened the gap between second place Hyundai Capital (30 points) and 3 points.
showed an even distribution of scores. Lincoln was responsible for the most 20 points in the team, followed by Jung Ji-seok with 19 points, Kwak Seung-seok and Lim Dong-hyuk with 13 and 11 points each. In particular, it was effective that Lim Dong-hyuk and Lincoln kept their apositive position while going back and forth on the court.
KEPCO has won 4 consecutive losses. In order to escape from the losing streak, he tried to turn outside heater Thais into an apposite spiker, but he could not win. Even after posting the most points for both teams, they did not receive support from other players.
The transformation of Thais in the first set worked. He scored 8 points and recorded an attack success rate of 83.88%. KEPCO’s goal of maximizing offensive power through receiving stabilization was also hit. Team receive was also the most stable, including the period of three consecutive losses, with an efficiency of 35%.
KEPCO, which took the lead with Shin Young-seok’s blocking, widened the gap by 2 points. Korean Air followed closely and tied the score 22-22. In the situation that went to deuce, KEPCO’s concentration was higher. After the dig, Seo Jae-deok was responsible for the last score, leading the set.
In the second set, Korean Air continued the early trend. Under the guidance of setter Han, the scoring was evenly distributed. Kwak Seung-seok, Lim Dong-hyuk, and Jung Ji-seok scored 6, 6, and 4 points, respectively. Blocking also caught 6 and balanced the set score to 1-1. 안전놀이터
In the third set, KEPCO’s serve was blocked by Korean Air. In the beginning, KEPCO took a 4-point lead by attacking Korean Air’s receive line and inducing offense.
Korean Air put in Lincoln, and it worked. After Digue, Lincoln’s open attack and blocking were tied together, and he gradually began to pursue. Even Kim Gyu-min blocked Shin Young-seok, making it 12-12. Jeong Ji-seok and one-point server Jeong Han-yong added strength as a serve and ran away with 16-14. KEPCO put the Thais’ attack first. In the process of counterattacking, a tie was allowed to Thais, who had increased his decision power, but Lincoln also counterattacked. The set ended with Kim Min-jae’s blocking, which originated from Kang serve.
KEPCO took a 4-set lead. Korean Air succeeded in catching up with 12-12, but gave up 5 points in a row. Lincoln and Kwak Seung-seok’s serve was tied and followed, but the match went to the 5th set.
Korean Air’s Ssangpo was active. Jung Ji-seok’s attack and Kwak Seung-seok’s serve made it 7-4. After briefly allowing the score to be tied 7-7, the game ended with a two-point lead again.