He came from behind to calm down the monster with 36 points and won his first game of the season...GS Caltex's first loss

Oct 23, 2025

Foreign chief zupo zanete. Photo courtesy =KOVO

roaring articles of association players. Photo courtesy =KOVO

Jeong Kwan-jang had a hard time winning his first game of the season.

Jeong Kwan-jang beat GS Caltex by a score of 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 15-11) in the first round match of the 「Jin Air 2025-2026 Season V-League」 at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 23rd. Jeong Kwan-jang took two points with one win and one loss in the season, and GS Caltex took the first loss of the season (one win), but secured four points to rise to first place.

Jeong Kwan-jang's main catcher Janette played 30 points, including three blocks and one serve. Lee Sun-woo added 17 points and Jung Ho-young added 13 points.

GS Caltex monster striker Silva was responsible for 36 points, the most in both teams, including one block and three serves, but the team's defeat faded.

Jeong Kwan-jang and GS Caltex both produced unusual events in their first game of the season. Jeong Kwan-jang, the runner-up team of last season, lost to Heungkuk Life Insurance 1-3 in the opening match on the 18th. Heungkuk Life Insurance, where Kim Yeon-kyung retired, was expected to weaken, but it was rather shocking as Jeong Kwan-jang was dragged away.

On the contrary, GS Caltex made a sensation by beating IBK Industrial Bank by a set score of 3-1 on the 19th. IBK Industrial Bank was the unrivaled favorite this year, with Silva scoring 29 points and Kwon Min-ji (14 points) and Raina (10 points) supporting them.

Coach Ko Hee-jin of Chung Kwan-jang made a double shot on the left and right before the game. I think GS Caltex is not a dark horse this season, but a favoriteWe have to serve well in the end if we want to play a good game," he stressed.

Contrary to concerns, Jeong Kwan-jang overwhelmed GS Caltex from the first set. Zanete and Jung Ho-young scored six points each in the first set, and Silva and Raina combined for only six points. He shook Raina's reception at 11-10 Jung Ho-young's sub-time and began a 13-10 run. On 14-11, Zanete was able to run to 16-11 thanks to shaking the opponent's receiving with a serve. Jeong Kwan-jang easily took the first set while maintaining the lead.

GS Caltex main gun Silva. Photo courtesy =KOVO

roaring GS Caltex players. Photo courtesy =KOVO

In the second set, Lee Sun-woo completely broke GS Caltex's willingness to fight back with his serve. In 3-2 Lee Sun-woo's sub-time, he scored as many as six points and went on a 9-2 run. Lee Sun-woo completely raised the atmosphere of Jeong Kwan-jang by bursting three consecutive serve aces. In the 10-3 game, Jung Ho-young shook GS Caltex with a serve and ran to 13-3.

But is it because I was too careless. GS Caltex's reception stabilized as it took out Raina and put in Kim Mi-yeon, and Silva began to revive late. It was 18-17 when Kim Mi-yeon lost seven points during the 18-10 sub-time. In 21-19, Silva's fourth consecutive attack was failed to prevent it from being overturned 21-23, and in 22-24, Park Hye-min was blocked by GS Caltex Choi Yoo-rim's wall, ending the set 22-25.

The trend of the articles of association, which was pushed back by GS Caltex's momentum, continued to the third set. The receiving collapsed again on GS Caltex's serve, making it 6-8 to 6-12 double-score. Jeong Kwan-jang, who failed to narrow the distance at that time, was futilely upset by the set score 1-2.

He did not easily back down in the fourth set. GS Caltex's counterattack was not easy, so it was close to 21-21, but Jung Ho-young and Park Hye-min took a 23-21 lead due to successful attacks. At 23-22, Zanete succeeded in two consecutive attacks to end the set 25-22, dragging him to the full set.

In the 5th set, 4-4, Zanete succeeded in a quick open attack and wrote in the atmosphere of the articles of association. Shin Eun-ji then burst her serve ace to take a 6-4 lead. Lee Sun-woo, who struggled with consecutive offensive mistakes in the fourth set, widened the distance to 12-8 as he began flying in the fifth set. GS Caltex, which was highly dependent on Silva, tried to fight back with Silva somehow, but eventually had to accept the painful reversal.