Sangmu advanced to the semifinals for the first time in the KOVO Cup

The “Invitation Team” Armed Forces Sports Unit Sangju beat Woori Card to advance to the semifinals for the first time in the KOVO Cup.

Sangmu beat Woori Card 3-2 22-25 25-20 14-25 28-26 15-13 in the third Group B match of the 2024 Tongyeong and Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Championship at Tongyeong Gymnasium in Gyeongnam on the 26th.

Sangmu, who had two wins and one loss, advanced to the semifinals by ranking second in the group following Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Co. It is the first time that Sangmu has advanced to the semifinals at the KOVO Cup. Woori Card, on the other hand, was eliminated with one win and two losses.

This also completed the semifinal match.

Sangmu will compete with Korean Air, the No. 1 player in Group A, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 3 wins with Hyundai Capital, the No. 2 player in Group A, in the semifinals at 3:30 p.m. on the 27th.

Sangmu scored 27 points 76.67% attack success rate, the most by both teams, including two serve aces by Lim Jae-young, who is 42 days away from his discharge.

Woori Card’s two foreign duo Michael Ahi registered name Ahi and Ali Hagparast registered name Ahi scored 25 and 22 points, respectively, but the team’s defeat faded.

Woori Card gained strength first. With Hwang Taek’s serve caught in the net in the 23-22 lead in the first set, Woori grabbed 24-22 set points, and Yang Hee-jun’s fastball was blocked by Ahi, who secured the first set.

Sangmu held the second set 25-20, but Woori Card gained strength again in the third set.

Ali, who was sidelined for a while due to injury in the second set, regained his strength by blocking and rear-end attacks, and Ahi also garnered serve points to lighten the mood. The pipe attack, which had been unstable for a while in the second set, also regained power. Woori Card made it 24-13 with Ali’s blocking, and took the third set with the opponent team’s fastball out.

The fourth set was a close game. Sangmu led 23-22 due to Lim Jae-young’s back-to-back attack, but Woori Card followed suit with Ali’s consecutive quick-open score.

However, the performance of “Bulsajo” was also significant. Lim Jae-young’s successful spike serve and his opponent Lee Sang-hyun’s fastball were out at the 26-26 deuce match point, winning 28-26 and driving the game to the fifth set.

In the fifth set, Woori Card’s Oh Jae-sung collided with a trash can and a stairwell while trying to save the ball, and Kim Dong-min was seriously injured. Hong Dong-sun of Sangmu showed determination by getting up again and scoring points even after collapsing from muscle spasms.

The ultimate winner was Sangmu. After recovering from a dramatic victory in the fourth set, Sangmu turned the game around again, falling behind 8-11 in the fifth set.

Sangmu brought the flow by turning Ahi’s quick open with Hong Sang-hyuk blocking, followed by Hwang Taek’s opening and Lim Jae-young’s rear attack evenly, following 13-13.

Sangmu, who gained momentum, reached the match point with Lim Jae-young’s rear attack, and immediately won a dramatic victory with the opponent Song Myung-geun’s quick open out.

In the following match, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance beat KEPCO 3-2 28-26 19-25 17-25 25-23 15-10 after a full set.

Samsung had a three-game winning streak and KEPCO finished the tournament with three consecutive losses.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance gave its main players a break, and outside heater Kim Woo-jin, who played from the second set, led the team with the most points in the team and a 72% attack success rate.

Lee Hyun-jin also added 13 points and Lee Yun-soo 12 points to help.

On the other hand, KEPCO’s Lim Sung-jin scored 22 points and Koo Kyo-hyuk scored 20 points, but they were pushed back in the fourth and fifth sets. 토토사이트 모음