Kwak Sun-ok scored 17 points & Shin Eun-ji's serve exploded with 7 points, U21 women's team won the game against Croatia...First win report

Aug 10, 2025

Kwak Sun-ok scored 17 points & Shin Eun-ji's serve exploded with 7 points, U21 women's team won the game against Croatia...First win report
U-21 women's volleyball team. Photo =FIVB



Kwak Sun-ok scored 17 points & Shin Eun-ji's serve exploded with 7 points, U21 women's team won the game against Croatia...First win report
U-21 women's volleyball team. Photo =FIVB
The Korean Under-21 women's volleyball team won the tournament for the first time.

South Korea beat Croatia 3-2 (10-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, 15-11) in the third Group B match of the 2025 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) U-21 World Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia, on the 9th.

South Korea, which lost to the U.S. in Game 1 and China in Game 2, was able to declare its first win in Game 3.




South Korea, which lost the first set, sought a counterattack after winning the second set. However, he seemed to take the lead early in the third set and solve it smoothly. However, the atmosphere was handed over, including five runs down, and in the second half, he failed to fight back and was eventually completely defeated by nine points.

He showed his concentration again from the fourth set. Four points continued from the start, and he stepped on the 25-point mark as it was. South Korea, which succeeded in changing the atmosphere, won the fifth set and held its first victory of the tournament together.

South Korea clearly shook its opponent's receiving, scoring 16 points only as a sub. In particular, Shin Eun-ji (director Jeong) showed good performance, scoring seven points only as a sub.




Kwak Sun-ok (Director Jeong) scored the highest score in the team with 17 points, while Shin Eun-ji (14 points) and Jeon Da-bin (11 points) scored double-digit points.

South Korea will play its fourth Group B match against the Dominican Republic on the 11th.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.