Acting director Park Chulwoo's "Debut win before debut"... Woori Card to OK Savings Bank 3-2 'Great Reversal Victory'

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As Mauricio Paes stepped down, acting coach Park Chul-woo, who took the temporary helm of Woori Card, led the team to victory from his debut.

Woori Card, led by acting Park Chul-woo, beat OK Savings Bank 3-2 (22-25, 26-28, 25-22, 26-24, 15-8) in the men's away game of Jin Air 2025-2026 professional volleyball V-League at Busan Gangseo Gymnasium on the 2nd. Woori Card, which was in a tight spot by giving up the first two sets, won all three sets from the third set.

Acting coach Park Chul-woo enjoyed the excitement of victory in his debut match, which came three days after he hurriedly took over the role of acting coach after the resignation of the manager on the 30th of last month. Woori Card broke its four-game losing streak and closed the gap with KEPCO (27 points) in fifth place with 7 wins and 12 losses (21 points).

Woori Card, which gave up the first set, was in a tight spot as it lost 26-28 in the second set after a close game of deuce. However, after changing the atmosphere with Araujo's fierce width, who was responsible for 10 points in the third set alone, he won 26-24 after the second deuce match of the day in the fourth set, dragging the game to the last five sets.

Woori Card, which gained momentum by winning two sets down, continued its concentration in the last five sets. With a 6-4 lead, he won two points with Araujo's strong serve ace and back attack, and finished the game with Kim Ji-han and Lee Sang-hyun's consecutive blocking points, Cho Keun-ho's quick attack, and Kim Ji-han's open attack.

On this day, Araujo scored 32 points, the most in both teams, while Kim Ji-han scored 15 points and Lee Sang-hyun scored 12 points, including seven blocks. OK Savings Bank scored 21 points for Dimitrov, 20 points for Jeon Kwang-in, and 16 points for O'Day, respectively, but missed the victory. OK Savings Bank ended its six-game winning streak at home, but gained one point due to the loss of the full set, beating KEPCO with 28 points (9-10 points) to fourth place (27 points).

In the women's division, IBK Industrial Bank beat Pepper Savings Bank 3-1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-17, 25-20) in the enemy territory to win its second straight game. He accumulated 27 points (8 wins and 11 losses) to rank fourth, narrowing the gap with Heungkuk Life Insurance (30 points) in third place to three points. On the other hand, Pepper Savings Bank bowed again without continuing its nine-game losing streak. With 20 points (7 wins and 12 losses), he failed to widen the gap with the lowest-ranked Jeong Kwan-jang (18 points).

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, which won by 9 points from the first set, gave up the second set after a close game of deuce, but immediately changed the atmosphere by winning the third set by 8 points again. IBK Industrial Bank of Korea, which has only one set left in the victory, ended the game with Victoria's strong performance, which recorded seven points and an attack success rate of 71.43% in the fourth set alone.

IBK Industrial Bank of Korea accumulated 25 points, including three blocks, by Victoria. On top of that, Choi Jung-min scored 14 points, including four blocks, Yuk Seo-young scored 13, and Lee Ju-ah scored 12 points, including four blocks and two sub-scores. Pepper Savings Bank's Joey scored 25 points and Park Eun-seo scored 19 points, but Shimamura scored only 8 points and Park Jung-ah scored only 7 points.

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