KEPCO caught Korean Air after the full set and won the first game of the new year in a good mood.

KEPCO, led by head coach Kwon Young-min, won the set score of 3-2 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13 in the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League against Korean Air at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 1st.

Fourth-ranked KEPCO, which escaped from two consecutive losses with the victory and added two points, closed the gap with third-ranked Korean Air 11 wins, 9 losses, 35 points by recording 10 wins and 10 losses and 29 points overall for the season.

Tice made 10 mistakes but led the team to victory with 27 points, the most scored by both teams 48.08 percent attack success rate. Lim Seong-jin and Seo Jae-deok scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, while Shin Young-seok also contributed with 12 points.

For Korean Air, four players also scored double-digit points, with Lim Dong-hyuk scoring 18 points, Murad and Cho Jae-young scoring 12 points, and Jeong Han-yong scoring 10 points, but they were defeated in a close game.

Korean Air took it easy in the first set. At the 2-2 tie, Korean Air took the lead with Cho Jae-young's serve score and Kim Kyu-min's block, and at 13-10, they scored consecutive points with Lim Dong-hyuk's quick open, Espého's back attack, and Cho Jae-young's serve ace to widen the gap. Since then, Korean Air, which tied the Korean team to 16 points and stepped on the 20-point mark first, brought the first set as it was.

However, KEPCO started to gain strength in the second set. The match, which had been in a seesaw game, widened the score from 17 to 17 with Shin Young-seok's fastball, Tyce's open score, and Tyce's sub-scoring by Lim Sung-jin, followed by Tyce's blocking to 21 to 17. Korean Air followed suit 23 to 24, but as Lim Dong-hyuk's sub was caught in the net, the second set went back to KEPCO.

KEPCO continued its momentum in the third set as well. At the 8-8 tie, Seo Jae-deok blocked and Tice attacked open, and Korean Air led the game with a set error. Korea Electric Power Corp., which widened the score with Seo Jae-deok's block, maintained a gap until the second half of the set, and Lim Sung-jin's open attack made a set point before Tice blocked the third set.

However, in the fourth set, Korean Air fought back. Korean Air, which was losing 14-17, balanced the score 17-17 with Cho Jae-young's fastball, Murad's blocking, and Han's serve score, which was recognized as a goal after video review. In the process, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min was sent off while protesting the video review result.

After that, a seesaw game continued, and Korean Air, which continued to hold the flow, took the set point with scores of Jung Ji-seok and Jeong Han-yong at 22-22. KEPCO countered with Lim Sung-jin, but the match was headed to the fifth set due to Jeong's successful quick-open.

In the fifth set, KEPCO beat Korean Air 7-3 with Tyce, Shin Young-seok and Seo Jae-deok at the forefront. Korea Electric Power Corporation, which took the lead, calmly accumulated points, and Cho Keun-ho scored to reach the match point at 13-12. Korean Air caught up with Jeong Han-yong's back attack, but in the next attack, Ha Seung-woo blocked Jeong Han-yong's quick open, successfully blocked it, and shook off Korean Air's pursuit to end the game.

Meanwhile, in the women's fourth round match between the Korea Expressway Corporation and Jeong Kwan-jang at Gimcheon Gymnasium, Jeong Kwan-jang won the set score 3-1 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 25-23 and broke the chain of four consecutive losses.

Jeong, who had eight wins and 12 losses and 27 points overall for the season, is four points shorter than the fourth-ranked IBK Industrial Bank 11 wins and nine losses and 31 points. The sixth-ranked Korea Expressway Corporation, which lost on the day, posted six wins and 14 losses and 19 points.

Jeong said, "Jia scored 30 points 58.70 percent attack success rate and Lee So-young scored 25 points, leading her team to victory. Jung Ho-young also contributed 12 points including three blocks and one serve. In contrast, Bukirich scored 35 points, the most for both teams, but failed to prevent their loss.

The two teams were neck and neck from the first set, with Chung leading 20-17 before Korea Expressway Corporation balanced 20-20 with consecutive goals by Tanacha and Bukirich. However, Chung, who brought back the lead with Mega's back attack, accumulated points due to Bukirich's net touch error after Lee So-young's open score, and Lee So-young's quick open set point before Jia's score ended the first set.

The second set was taken by Korea Expressway Corporation, which reached the 20-point mark first with Bukirich's consecutive points at the 18-18 tie. After Mega's back attack escaped, Tanacha blocked Jeong Ho-young's fastball, and the score was 22-18. Later, Tanacha's quick opening and Bae Yuna's moving attack after blocking made the set score 1-1.

However, Chung finished the game by securing lower scores in the third and fourth sets. Taking the lead by Lee So-young's consecutive quick openings in the third set 15-15, Chung slowly widened his score to 20 points and tied the Korea Expressway Corporation to the third set.

In the fourth set, Chung also led 20 to 16 with Chung taking the lead. Korea Expressway Corporation chased after the team with Burikichi in the lead, but Chung kept the lead throughout. KPR continued to persistently follow suit, making the score 23 to 24, but Chung finished the game with Yeom Hye-sun's block. 안전 토토사이트