Ahi+Ali, a definite ‘solution’, had no ‘vacancy’… Woori Card beats OK Savings Bank and runs for ‘3 consecutive wins’ (on-site review)
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(Sports Seoul | Ansan = Reporter Park Jun-beom) Woori Card finished the first round with 3 consecutive wins.
Woori Card defeated OK Savings Bank with a set score of 3-1 (26-24 30-28 24-26 26-24) in the Dodram 2024-2025 V-League Men’s Division match held at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on the 12th. Woori Card (11 points) finished the first round by taking 3rd place with 3 consecutive wins. OK Savings Bank maintained 4 points and failed to escape last place.
Woori Card’s Asian quarter player Ali was missing due to injury, but Song Myung-geun took his place. Song Myung-geun scored 5 points in the first set and recorded an attack success rate of 45.45%. He also made a blocker touchout at 25-24. OK Savings Bank blocked at the right time, but was unable to maintain the lead.
OK Savings Bank’s new foreign player Chris was brought in at 23-22 in the first set, but was replaced by serve Beomsil. It was just as coach Ogino Massage had said in an interview before the game that he would use him as a one-point blocker.
For Woori Card, Ahi, Kim Ji-han, and Song Myung-geun split the scores evenly. Song Myung-geun also received the most balls in the team in defense, with 10 hits through the second set. For OK Savings Bank, Chris also scored an offensive score at 18-20. Chris contributed to Jin Seong-tae’s direct attack with a strong serve at 22-22. But in the end, the back of my mind caught up with me. In the second set, the set ended at a deuce.
For Woori Card, even Han Seong-jeong, who replaced Song Myeong-geun in the third set, participated in the scoring. OK Savings Bank Chris also scored his first blocking point in the third set. However, OK Savings Bank quickly gained a 3-point lead in the second half of the set. OK Savings Bank caught 6 blocks in the 3rd set alone. In the 4th set, Woori Card played a seesaw game and eventually won the game in the second half thanks to Kim Ji-han’s consecutive serves and Ahi’s attack.
For Woori Card, Ahi scored the most points out of both teams with 37 points, while Kim Ji-han (15 points), Song Myeong-geun (12 points), and Lee Sang-hyeon (11 points) scored in double digits. For OK Savings Bank, Shin Ho-jin (16 points) struggled, and Song Hee-chae (11 points) and Cha Ji-hwan (10 points) added their strength, but it was not enough. beam2@sportsseoul.com
