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KEPCO put Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance into a swamp for four consecutive losses with an overwhelming blocking wall.
KEPCO won the set score 3-1 (28-30, 25-23, 19-25, 25-22) in the second round of the men's V-League at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 23rd.
It was a game where KEPCO's overwhelming blocking wall stood out. Korea Electric Power Corporation recorded a triple crown (more than three serve aces, rear attack, and blocking at the same time) as main gun Benon blasted the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance court with 30 points and four blocks, including three serve aces. Kim Jung-ho (16 points and 2 blocks), Shin Young-seok (8 points and 4 blocks) and Jeon Jin-seon (5 points and 4 blocks) blocked Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's attack with as many as 24 blocks.
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With the victory, KEPCO announced its outlook for this season by washing up its sluggish performance of two wins and four losses in the first round and running for all three wins in the second round. He rose to third place after surpassing Hyundai Capital (13 points), which has been losing three consecutive games.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance struggled with Ahi (31 points) and Kim Woo-jin (18 points), both guns, exceeding 50% of the attack success rate, but except for the two players, there is virtually no proper attack. It is a funny point that setter Roh Jae-wook scored as many as seven points, including four blocks and pass paint. He is in last place with his eighth loss (2 wins) of the season.
Before the game, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min said, "The first round focused on working together, and the team's power reached 70 to 80 percent. I think we just need to do our job well. The rest are in good condition on the day. "Last year, I suffered a lot thanks to a foreign player, but Benon is very good this year. The chemistry with Ha Seung-woo is also coming up. I'm confident no matter which team I'm against," he said with a smile.
On the other hand, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo said, `Like other teams, existing players have to hold out and young players have to grow, but we have young players who have to play immediately. Ahi's shoulders are too heavy, he sighed deeply. Starting with Captain Kim Woo-jin, who was born in 2000, young players such as Lee Woo-jin, Kim Joon-woo, and Yang Soo-hyun are being used as starters for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.
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The first set was caught by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance, the home team, after a bloody battle. At 22-24, Ahi and Kim Woo-jin's consecutive attacks made deuce, and at 28-28, he won with his opponent's mistake and Noh Jae-wook's serve ace.
But that's all Samsung's joy. In the first set, KEPCO only had many mistakes, but led 7-1 in blocking. It was a development that seemed to foreshadow the subsequent economic development.
In particular, the flow was divided in the turnaround at the end of the second set. KEPCO came from behind to win 22-23 with an opponent's serve mistake, Bennon's rear attack, and a spike serve.
The third or fourth set was overwhelming all the time. While Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to block Bennon's outburst, KEPCO used to sink to the back of the court to catch digs in consideration of effective blocking during Ahi's rear attack. In particular, there was a big difference in concentration after 20 points. Korea Electric Power Corporation finished the game with ease using Park Seung-soo and Kim Joo-young.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
