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| KB Insurance's Afonso is giving the players an operational order with a serious look in the second playoff game against Korean Air on the 28th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance players are happy after scoring in the second playoff game against Korean Air on the 28th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance Villena is shooting a spike in the second playoff game against Korean Air on the 28th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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KB Insurance failed to continue its winning momentum in the first round.
KB Insurance lost 0-3 with a set score in the second round of the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League Men's Playoff against Korean Air at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 28th.
The triangular formation that led KB Insurance to victory in the first game did not play properly. Na Kyung-bok, who scored 15 points in the first round, did her part with 14 points, but Villena, who scored 23 points, scored only 14 points, and Jakub, who scored 11 points, remained at 7 points. Villena's attack success rate was 41.7 percent and Jakub's was 41.2 percent.
The receiving line was shaken by Korean Air's strong serve, and it failed to properly block various attack patterns of Korean Air, including Russell.
KB Insurance, which lost 18-25 with a total of 11 mistakes, including seven serve errors in the first set, suffered from losing 22-25 in the second set. The third set was a close game and was followed by 21-22, but he gave up the ball to Kim Min-jae and immediately allowed Russell to score an offensive score, which was 21-24 and eventually lost.
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| KB Insurance Cha Young-seok is speeding up the second playoff game against Korean Air on the 28th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| Korean Air players are blocking Jakub's spike in the second playoff game against KB Insurance on the 28th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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After the game, coach Leonardo Afonso said, `I'm sad that we didn't win.' But what I want to say exactly is that Korean Air did not let us play. Korean Air dominated from the beginning to the end, showing good performance on serve and attack." "We continued to try without losing faith, and our performance improved, but it was not enough to win."It's a pity.
As there were many mistakes in the first set, Coach Afonso said, `I think I simply didn't do it well. Korean Air made a strong serve and made fewer mistakes. It was a way to keep our play from unfolding. But we don't think the method has been done properly.'
Now, in the final third game in Uijeongbu on the 30th, the team that will compete with Hyundai Capital for the championship will be determined. "The goal of Game 3 is, of course, to win, but I think it will depend on who sweats more," Afonso said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
