South Korea's Turkiye Volleyball Defeated 0-3 by World's 3rd-ranked Turkiye
Jun 22, 2025
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South Korea lost to home team Turkiye by 0-3 (11-25, 13-25, 17-25) in the third game of the second week of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 22nd (Korea time).
Turkiye is a strong team that ranks third in the FIVB world. Korea is ranked 34th in the world and is one of the weak teams among the participating countries. South Korea has won and lost one to seven in this competition, staying 17th out of 18 participating countries. Serbia, the lowest-ranked team, has lost all six games.
South Korea lost four consecutive games in the first round of the second week with a reversal drama that beat Canada, ranked ninth in the world, 3-2, by a set score, but lost two consecutive games again.
South Korea made changes by excluding Kang So-hwi and Yuk Seo-young, and using Jung Yoon-ju and Lee Ju-ah as outside heaters. Moon Ji-yoon participated in Apogit Skyker and Dr. Lang participated in the setter.
Moon Ji-yoon scored nine points, the most among Korean players, followed by Jung Yoon-ju with five points. South Korea only took away one while Turkiye recorded 12 blocks.
South Korea was pushed by the height of the Turkiye and exposed the receiving anxiety problem at the same time, making the game difficult. As the first and second sets were lost by a large margin, the defeat grew earlier.
In the third set, thanks to the performances of Jung Ji-yoon and Moon Ji-yoon, they chased to 17-22, but Turkiye ended the match without allowing a single set to South Korea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
