Men's volleyball: Hyundai Capital defeats Korea Electric Power Corporation, becoming hopeful for 'spring volleyball'

Women's division head Jeong Kwan-jang turns around Heungkuk Life Insurance's 7-game winning streak and 'strengthens 3rd place'

Hyundai Capital won the first game of the 6th round, which determines the team to advance to 'Spring Volleyball', and heated up the competition to participate in the postseason.

Hyundai Capital defeated KEPCO with a set score of 3-0 (25-19 26-24 25-12) in the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League men's visiting game held at Suwon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 24th.

Hyundai Capital, which accumulated 14 wins, 17 losses and 44 points in the season, remained in 6th place, but narrowed the gap with 3rd place KEPCO (47 points, 16 wins and 15 losses) to 3 points and started to overturn the rankings. 파워볼

In the V-League, the first-place team in the regular league advances directly to the championship game, and the second- and third-place teams clash in the playoffs.

If the 3rd and 4th place rankings are separated by less than 3 points, the two teams will play a semi-playoff match to determine who will advance to the playoffs.

Libyan striker Ahmed Ikhbairi (registered name: Ahmed) led Hyundai Capital to a complete victory with an explosive attack.

Ahmed, who took the lead in the first set with 9 pure points, showed off as a 'solver' in the second set, which decided the winner or loser.

Hyundai Capital was trailing 12-19, but caught up by one point due to a touch net error by KEPCO foreign striker Thais Dullhorst (registered name Thais), and then started to chase after Ahmed's high-altitude strike.

Hyundai Capital reduced the gap to 16-19 thanks to Ahmed's solo blocking, middle blocking, and Choi Min-ho's quick attack, but thanks to Ahmed's amazing open slam, which jumped almost from the spot, crossed KEPCO's blocking, and landed at the end of the court, 19-20, under the chin. I followed along.

Afterwards, the winner of the fierce battle was Hyundai Capital.

Ahmed roared by scoring his 11th point in the second set with a cool back attack at the 25-24 set point.

Unlike KEPCO, which was unable to maintain a 7-point advantage in the second set, Hyundai Capital ran away to a 10-4 lead in the early third set and ended the game without giving the opponent a chance.

Hyundai Capital finished this season with an advantage of 4 wins and 2 losses against Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Ahmed contributed 26 points, including 6 blocks, to the victory.

KEPCO lost control of the game when main gun Thais was out in the middle of the second set due to poor condition due to shoulder pain.

In the women's match held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon, Jeong Kwan Jang defeated Heungkuk Life Insurance 3-1 (25-23 25-22 25-27 25-23).

Cheong Kwan-Jang, who won 4 consecutive wins, recorded 53 points (17 wins, 14 losses), beating 4th place GS Caltex by 8 points and solidifying 3rd place.

Heungkuk Life Insurance, which could have risen to the lead if it had added 3 points on this day, ended its winning streak at '6' and remained in second place, trailing first place Hyundai Engineering & Construction by two points.

As the scores indicate, both teams fought fiercely in each set.

Jeong Kwan-Jang was overturned at a match point of 24-22 in the 3rd set and was dragged to the 4th set, but in the 4th set 22-23, when Heungkuk Life Insurance was in hot pursuit, Kim Yeon-kyung's dig was difficult to clear, and libero Do Soo-bin missed the ball while hesitating, so he took the match point and finally took the lead.

The game is over.

Cheong Gwan-jang's firepower led by Giovanna Milana (registered name Zia, 28 points), Megawattie Puttywi (registered name Mega, 19 points), Lee So-young (10 points), and Jeong Ho-young (12 points), Kim Yeon-kyung (30 points), and Willow Johnson (registered name Willow, 23 points) and Reina Tokoku (registered name Reina, 11 points) won by decision over the Heungkuk Life Insurance triangle.