It's the moment I've been waiting for Korean Air's Henan won his first game since his debut. 3-0 Shutout on Woori Card
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Korean Air's new head coach Henan Dal Zoto won his first victory in his debut match.
Korean Air won the set score 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-18) in the first match against Woori Card in Group B of the 2025 Yeosu-NH Nonghyup Cup professional volleyball tournament held at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu on the 14th.
Coach Henan Dal Joto, who took charge of Korean Air after Tilikainen, enjoyed the joy of winning his first official Korean volleyball game with the performances of Kim Joon-ho, Lim Jae-young, Kim Kyu-min, and Seo Hyun-il, although foreign players and main players were missing.
Before the game, coach Zoto said, `I feel so good. It's a moment I've been really looking forward to and waiting for. I think I've been waiting for this"He didn't hide his expectations for the first game. Then "What we aim for is for all players to play at equal levels. "I don't think it's decided through one or two players, but I think everyone can be put in and help." coach Joto said "The emphasis was on physicality." This is to be able to hit hard on offense and serve through physical strength. In Korean volleyball, defense is the best in the world, so I thought there was only attack and serve to penetrate it" he said.
Korean Air, which won 25-17 with Kim Joon-ho (6 points) and Lim Jae-young (4 points) in the first set, was on the verge of a comfortable 24-19 victory in the second set, but Woori Card was chased by 24-23 and 1 point due to Lee Si-mon's consecutive points and Kim Jun-ho's consecutive mistakes. However, Kim Joon-ho's spike eventually succeeded and finished the second set 25-23.
Korean Air also led in the third set. Lead to 15-10 and catch up to 3 sets easily??However, Woori Card is leading Cho Keun-ho and Han Sung-jung by up to two points.
However, Korean Air, which ran away by four points again 19-15 due to Seo Hyun-il's consecutive spikes, continued to Kim Kyu-min's blocking due to the opponent's offensive mistakes and led 22-17 to effectively decide the game.
Korean Air showed a good trend with an attack success rate of 55.8%, with Kim Joon-ho and Lim Jae-young scoring 12 points each, Seo Hyun-il scoring 10 points and Kim Kyu-min scoring 8 points. Woori Card also struggled with Kim Hyung-geun scoring 13 points and Han Sung-jung and Lee Si-mon scoring 10 points each, but the attack success rate was low at 39%.
Woori Card will meet with KEPCO on the 16th and Korean Air will meet with KEPCO on the 18th to compete in the semifinals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
