Hyundai Capital Blanc said, "We played the volleyball we wanted." [Incheon site]

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Men's professional volleyball Hyundai Capital defeated the leading Korean Air in the enemy territory and laid the groundwork for the leading leap forward. Hyundai Capital coach Philip Blanc applauded the players' performance, saying, "We played the volleyball we wanted."

Hyundai Capital defeated Korean Air 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-18) in an away game of Jin Air 2025-2026 professional volleyball V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 4th. Although it received a lot of attention due to the confrontation between the first and second places, the game ended with Hyundai Capital's shutdown victory in 1 hour and 19 minutes.

Korean Air brought up an anomalous tactic to use Russell as an outside heater and Lim Dong-hyuk as an apogee spiker to fill the gap between Jung Ji-seok and Lim Jae-young's injury, but Hyundai Capital was not embarrassed by the opponent's anomaly and ended the game with a complete victory.

Hyundai Capital's Huh Soo-bong and Shin Ho-jin scored 14 points in attack success rates of 66.67% and 61.11%, respectively, and helped Bayarsaihan and Leo with 11 points each. In blocking, the team was ahead 9-5 and the sub-score was also 5-1, and the team's attack success rate was 57.33%-34.06% with a wide gap.

Coach Blanc said, "I never predicted that the opponent would use Russell as an outside heater," but added, "It was a satisfactory game because technical volleyball seemed to beat physical volleyball." "The opponent seemed to be trying to overcome the absence of Jung Ji-seok," he said.

Coach Blanc then said, "I want to praise our players rather than talk about the other side. "We played the volleyball we wanted," he said. "Everyone was immersed and melted well in the court."

Hyundai Capital, which had lost two consecutive games to Korean Air earlier, did not miss the opponent's crisis and won its first victory in the Korean Air match. By accumulating 38 points (12-7 losses), the gap with the leading Korean Air (41 points, 14-5 losses) was narrowed to three points.

Coach Blanc said, "I thought today was the time to win (Korean Air). I thought it would be difficult to regain the first place if I didn't win today. It's a win at good timing, he said, adding, "I think it's important for us to catch up and not catch up with us in the future."

Hyundai Capital will try to win three consecutive games through the OK Savings Bank expedition to be held at Gangseo Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 9th.

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