What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses

Nov 05, 2025

What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses
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What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses
Photo courtesy=KOVO
What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses
Photo courtesy=KOVO
The V-League men's Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has lost two consecutive games helplessly. If KEPCO wins the next game, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will fall to last place.

Korean Air won the set score 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 28-27) against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in the 2025-2026 V-League at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 5th. Korean Air rose to second place by accumulating three wins, one loss and nine points. Russell made a huge 28 points. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Ahi achieved a triple crown, but the team's defeat faded.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance finished sixth with one win, four losses and four points. The last minute of the fourth set was disappointing.




Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo was deeply worried. Coach Kim Sang-woo showed more concern than expected before the game. He said "Korean Air's share increased and its success rate increased with Lim Dong-hyuk coming in. The fastball is also fast and there are various scoring routes. I prepared for that side and practiced, but I think it's important how much it will be implemented in practice."

Coach Kim Sang-woo was wary of mistakes for now. He "It comes at a moment when we shouldn't have made mistakes. Offensive mistakes give points the moment they come out. There are a lot of things like that. I asked the players to be confident and reduce their mistakes" he said.

Unfortunately, mistakes have not decreased significantly. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance recorded seven errors in the first set and six errors in the second set. Last game, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance had 26 errors in the fourth set. Until the second set, the attack success rate barely exceeded 40%. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has not been able to resist much in the first set and the second set.




What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses
Photo courtesy=KOVO
What's the point of Triple Crown.. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance failed to hold on to the fourth set and lost 13! It is on the verge of falling to the bottom with two consecutive losses
Photo courtesy=KOVO
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance didn't gain strength until the third set, which was pushed to the edge of the cliff. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance took the lead when Korean Air's Jung Ji-seok's spike serve was out at 19-19. Ahi exploded the back attack, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance ran 21-19. At 24-23, Ahi blocked Jung Ji-seok's quick opening and won a set point.

Korean Air was chased by a set score of 2-1, but the game did not drag on for long. After leading 15-9 in the fourth set, he cut the flow to operational time when he caught up with 17-16. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance made a fatal attack mistake in 18-19.

However, Korean Air struggled with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's strong resistance at the last minute. He was taken to Deuce.




The decisive block was broken at 26-26. Kim Kyu-min blocked Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's main gun Ahi's back attack. In 27-26, Jeong Han-yong brought a match point with a quick open.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.