What a waste! Korean 女 volleyball failed to win 2 consecutive games...13 Defeat to Belgium

Jun 21, 2025

What a waste! Korean 女 volleyball failed to win 2 consecutive games...13 Defeat to Belgium
Photo courtesy=FIVB



What a waste! Korean 女 volleyball failed to win 2 consecutive games...13 Defeat to Belgium
Photo courtesy=FIVB
The Korean women's volleyball team failed to continue its winning momentum.

The Korean women's volleyball team, led by head coach Fernando Morales, was defeated by Belgium with a set score of 1-3 (16-25, 25-20, 29-31, 12-25) in the second round of the 2025 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League (VNL) held in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 20th (Korea time).

In the previous match, Canada, ranked ninth in the world, showed their concentration to win after a close game in full set. With the first win of the tournament, the FIVB ranking also rose three notches from 37th to 34th.




Belgium ranked 18th in the world and ranked 17th with a victory.

South Korea's captain Kang So-hwi (Korea Expressway Corporation) scored 18 points, including one serve, while Yuk Seo-young (IBK Industrial Bank) scored 13 points (one blocking) and Lee Sun-woo (director Jeong) scored 10 points (two blocking points). In addition, Jung Ho-young (Director Jeong) and Lee Da-hyun (Hungguk Life) combined for seven points by blocking.

The offense was good enough to have three double-digit scorers. However, it was painful to collapse in the third set. In particular, he allowed deuce in the previous game, and it was regrettable that he could not overcome the last crisis.




What a waste! Korean 女 volleyball failed to win 2 consecutive games...13 Defeat to Belgium
Photo courtesy=FIVB
South Korea, which lost the first set, brought the game back to square one by taking the second set. The result was three sets. He first took the 20-point lead with a 17-14 lead and then widened the score to 21-17. However, as the attack continued to be blocked, the game eventually flowed to deuce.

At 29-29, he eventually allowed two points in a row, eventually giving up three sets.

After the third set, the mood completely tilted to Belgium. South Korea was defeated 12-25 in the fourth set, ultimately failing to make a winning streak.




South Korea will play its third game in Week 2 against Turkiye on the 22nd.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.