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| KB Insurance Afonso is giving the Korean Air War players an operational order on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance players are delighted to score in the Korean Air match on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance players are thanking their fans after finishing second in the regular season after the Korean Air match on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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"I don't think I'll be as proud as I am today no matter what title I get in the future."
a 0-3 defeat. All the main players took a break, and the non-main players came out and played, but it was difficult to expect a victory for Korean Air, which had main players such as Jung Ji-seok, Jeong Han-yong and Kim Min-jae, including foreign player Russell.
However, every set was a close game, and unfortunately, they lost. It wasn't just a 0-3 defeat.
And the coach felt the defeat of the day more valuable even though he won many victories in Korea.
KB Insurance, which has already confirmed its second place, lost 0-3 to Korean Air in the final game of the season at the Dodram 2024 ￣ 2025 V-League at Kyungmin University Gymnasium in Uijeongbu on the 18th. In preparation for the playoffs, all the main players, such as Na Kyung-bok and Hwang Taek's Biye or Jakub Park Sang-ha and Cha Young-seok, were missing. Hwang Kyung-min, Son Joon-young, Yoon Seo-jin, Koreans Lee Joon-young, and Lee Hyun-seung came forward. However, Korean Air is in a situation where new Russell has to work with the main players. The main players came forward, and the results of the game were predictable even before it started.
Son Joon-young scored 14 points, Hwang Kyung-min scored 12 points, and Yoon Seo-jin scored 11, but lost 0-3 with 21-25, 23-25, and 22-25. Still, as they played a close game in each set, they played a persistent game, receiving great support and applause from the fans who came to the last game.
Manager Leonardo Aponso of KB Insurance praised the players. After the game, Afonso said, `I had a lot of good results and a lot of proud things in this team for a short period of time"But I'm most proud of today's game and the last game we played against Woori Card," he said. He expressed his gratitude to the players who did their best even though the rankings were already determined.
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| KB Insurance Son Joon-young hits a spike in the Korean Air battle on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance Hwang Kyung-min is hitting a spike in the Korean Air match on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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| KB Insurance Yoon Seo-jin is hitting a spike in the Korean Air match on the 18th. Photo courtesy =KOVO |
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"I was proud to see our players' attitude in the last game against Woori Card that did not affect the ranking and the equal performance of our players early in today's game," Afonso said. "I don't know what will happen after the playoffs, but I don't think our team will be as proud as the Woori Card game and today's game, no matter what title we win. I lost the game, but I think I won everything else," he said, giving the highest accolades.
This day was a place to see Russell, a new foreign player of Korean Air, who will meet in the playoffs. Russell scored 18 points, the most between the two teams, but his attack success rate remained at 42.9%. Asked about Russell, Afonso said: "I don't need to look at it, I think his career and record shows him"It hasn't been long since I came to Korea and I think I'm a player who can perform much better than today."," he said, raising his alarm.
Now, there is about a week of preparation until the first round of the playoffs on the 26th. Afonso will prepare as he has done without much change`. That's what we'll do in the playoffs" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
