Leo+Heo Subong isn't everything! 151 min Blood Fight Defending Champ's Pride, Freshman Kept...Hyundai Capital Holds KB for First Win Of The Season

Oct 22, 2025

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Hyundai Capital is no longer just a team of Leo and Heo Soo-bong. In the words of the head coach "Volleyball is a team sport," Bayarsaihan led the team to victory.

'Defending Champion' Hyundai Capital won its first game of the season by catching KB Insurance after a five-set battle in the home opener.

Hyundai Capital won the set-score 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-10) in the KB Insurance match in the first round of the men's V-League at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 22nd.

Hyundai Capital, which swept the Cup, regular season, and championship games last year, achieved 'Treble'. This year, Leo-Heo Soo-bong's one-two punch is still in good shape, and Bayarsaihan and Shin Ho-jin will take charge of '3rd fist' is added to this. 'National team Libero' The strong defense centered on Park Kyung-min and the blocking led by veteran Choi Min-ho are also solid.

KB Insurance started with five consecutive losses in the opening of last season, but it is the main character of a turnaround in the regular league by succeeding in a great counterattack after current coach Leonardo Carvalho took over in the All-Star break. However, he failed to advance to the championship after losing to Korean Air.

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IBK Industrial Bank, which was competing for the first place in the women's division earlier, was caught by GS Caltex and Korea Expressway Corporation one after another by Pepper Savings Bank, and KB Insurance seemed to foreshadow an unexpected event by leading 2-1 in the set score with persistent defense until the third set.

But Hyundai Capital was different. He refused to allow an extraordinary change. He changed the flow by winning the fourth set overwhelmingly, and won the fifth set of mental battle.

Before the game, Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc said, `I will play in the new season, remembering only the good performance of last season," he replied. "Look forward to Heo Su-bong and Leo's advanced receptions" showed a top dog-like composure.

KB Insurance coach Carvalho said, `It's an opportunity to show the strength of our players against last year's winning team.' In particular, Na Kyung-bok, Im Sung-jin, and Jakub show off the strongest outside heater in the league and try to find the best combination during the season. I'll show you with actions rather than words. I'm looking higher this year," he stressed.

From the first set, a blood fight equivalent to deuce was unfolded. Both teams were impressive in their evenly distributed share, with only five points (Leo Na Kyung-bok) in the set.

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The battle, which did not take place more than two points, was divided at the fingertips of the ace of both teams. At 23-23, KB Na Kyung-bok hit a serve mistake and Hyundai Capital Huh Soo-bong hit a serve ace, and Hyundai Capital won the first set.

However, in the second set, KB Insurance was swept away by the yellow wave. At 6-6, KB Insurance Villena changed the trend, and Jakub's serve ace widened it to 10-6. It was a gap that did not catch up until the end of the set. Hyundai Capital was held back by mistakes at every crisis.

In the third set, KB Insurance suffered a blow to Cha Young-seok and Lee Joon-young. At 20-19, Villena's shot tied the score. And Cha Young-seok's consecutive blockings at 20-20, Lee Joon-young's two serve aces and his opponent Leo's mistakes continued and collapsed.

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However, Hyundai Capital's potential shone even more in the fourth set. At 7-6, rookie Jinyoung Kim's fastball and serve ace changed the flow. After that, Leo-Heo Soo-bong's one-two punch widened the gap to 14-9, and Vallarsaihan's serve ace broke at the end of the set, bringing the game to square one.

The fifth set has been the flow of Hyundai Capital all the time. Choi Min-ho's serve ace from 7-5 heated up the scene even more. KB Insurance's counterattack allowed the pursuit to 13-10 but ended the game by blocking the opponent's main gun, Villena, after Leo broke the flow.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.