OK Financial Group rode the last train to the 4th round of the 2023 Gumi-Dodram Professional Volleyball Tournament
OK Financial Group played a full-set match in the third Group A preliminary round of the Cup tournament held at Park Chung-hee Gymnasium in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 10th, and Woori Card won the set score of 3-2 (25-23 19-25 25-18 23-25 15-13) after a full-set match.
As a result, OK Financial Group, which finished second in Group A with two wins and one loss, advanced to the semifinals with Korean Air, which won three consecutive games.
- Two teams with nowhere to back down… OK Financial Group was stronger
The two teams, which needed a victory to advance to the semifinals with one win and one loss until the second round, had a “single bridge match,” which was fierce from the first set.
They faced 21-21 at the end of the set, but the card began to collapse due to Choi Seok-ki’s serve error and Kim Ji-han’s open attack out. OK Financial Group, which won the victory, won the first set by Cha Ji-hwan inserting a back attack at the set point.
Our card also launched a counterattack. From the beginning of the set, he made an overwhelming attack and balanced the two sets with 25 to 19. The third set was a tight 12-12 match, but OK Financial Group beat Woori Card by scoring five consecutive points, starting with Jeon Jin-sun’s blocking.
However, Woori Card, which was on the brink of a cliff, did not retreat easily. Song Myung-geun’s attack took the lead and OK Financial Group also chased until the last minute, but Cha Ji-hwan’s quick open was out and the game continued to the last five sets.
OK Financial Group seemed to win easily, running 9-5 starting with Jeon Jin-sun’s fast attack, Shin Shin-jin’s rear attack, and Park Seung-soo’s repeated hits. However, Woori Card also showed tenacity to catch up to 11-11, shaking the opponent’s receiving line with Jung Sung-kyu’s powerful serve.
In the last game, which seemed to be walking on thin ice, OK Financial Group scored a match point with Cha Ji-hwan’s quick opening, and Woori Card’s Kim Ji-han’s serve was caught in the net, ending the great game.
- Our card has been completely changed, it is not yet ready
OK Financial Group, which failed to play ‘spring volleyball’ last season as it finished 5th in the V-League, recruited massage coach Ogino from Japan this season and passed the first hurdle by advancing to the semi-finals in the cup competition, the first actual stage.
In particular, Shin Ho-jin, an apositive spiker in his second year as a pro, returned immediately after the Chengdu Summer World University Games and led the team to victory by scoring 25 points, the most in the team.
On the other hand, Woori Card had an attack success rate of 48.50%, ahead of OK Financial Group (44.68%), and also prevailed 14-9 in the blocking confrontation. Signature striker Kim Ji-han showed off her firepower by scoring 26 points, the most among both teams.
However, it was none other than the crime that caught Woori Card’s ankle. It committed 32 crimes, eight more than OK Financial Group. Above all, they had to taste the bitter taste of being eliminated from the group stage as a decisive mistake came out in the match.
At Woori Card, Na Kyung-bok enlisted in the military, and Hwang Seung-bin, the main setter, and Song Hee-chae, the outside hitter, were sent to other teams. Then, bringing Han Seong-jeong and Song Myung-geun, they embarked on a major power reorganization. However, it may not have been long since they worked together, so their organizational power was not solid.
Attention is focusing on how different Woori Card, which revealed its considerable weaknesses in the cup competition, will return until the opening of the V-League this fall.
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