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The professional volleyball Woori Card team thanked Mauricio Paes (63), who recently left the team due to the termination of the contract.
Woori Card beat Korean Air with a set score of 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22) in the fourth round of the men's regular league of Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 8th. As a result, sixth-ranked Woori Card trailed fifth-ranked OK Savings Bank (9-11, 28 points) by four points with 8 wins and 12 losses (24 points). On the other hand, Korean Air, which has lost three consecutive games, has 14 wins and six losses (41 points), failing to widen the point gap with second-place Hyundai Capital (12-7, 38 points).
Korean Air hit the gap that lost two main outside heaters well. He took advantage of strong serve and rotation miss matches to produce an unexpected shutdown victory. Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo) scored 20 points and Ali Hagparast (registered name Ali) two foreign players flew. Setter Han Tae-joon's efficient game management also stood out. The middle blocker led by Park Jin-woo also gained the upper hand in the height fight by preventing the opponent from using the fastball easily.
Araujo, Han Tae-joon and Park Jin-woo, who met with reporters after the game, said, "It's a proud game as a team. It always feels good to beat a strong team like Korean Air. I hope I can find confidence and do better in the future with today's game."
It was also the first home game led by acting coach Park Chul-woo. Woori Card terminated the contract under mutual agreement with head coach Paes on the 30th of last month, citing poor performance. As a result, coach Paes, who has led Woori Card since last season, will leave Korea with a score of 24 wins and 30 losses (70 points). Woori Card explained that there was no discord between coach Paes and the team. There were times when players were tired of meticulousness from training to diet, but they tried to teach them everything they knew and leave. Players and coaches also knew the sincerity of coach Paes and tried to follow him.
But my grades didn't come out too much. The team that had been steadily going to spring volleyball failed to advance to the postseason last season, and the same was true this year. After 20 points, the probability of scoring fell, and he rarely turned it over. Fortunately, there was a possibility of spring volleyball as the top teams faltered, and Woori Card made a decision before it was too late.
It is rumored that manager Paes also accepted the club's decision without difficulty. Discussions took place after the home game with Korean Air on the 28th of last month, and the decision was made quickly, so it was urgent for the team. According to Woori Card officials, there were also tearful players and coaches in manager Paes' last greeting.
How did Woori Card's team feel left behind. First of all, Araujo emphasized, "Coach Paes did something wrong, he left and we never won two consecutive games," and said, "Of course, I feel sorry for the coach, and with this, I worked harder to unite among the players."
Park Jin-woo also said, "Honestly, the director went out, so the atmosphere was very bad. The acting coach said, "At times like this, we have to do better, so we tried to work together among the players."
"It was my first feeling as a member of a team," said Han Tae-joon. Everything seemed to be my responsibility. If I had done a little better, I thought a lot that manager Paes would have been on a roll if I had won more games. With such anxiety and sorry, he pushed me more during training. I think other team members played hard with that heart," he said.
For the time being, coach Paes will stay in Korea and contemplate his future course of action. The accommodation is still in Cheongna, Incheon, where the clubhouse is located. On the 1st, he visited the Korean Air-Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Exhibition held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon with coach Cyrilon, who left the sea together.
Victory was also the best the disciples left behind by the departed teacher could do. Park Jin-woo said, "Thank you for leaving good memories." Han Tae-joon said, "I remember coach Cyrilon telling me, 'Don't stop here and play your game.'
Araujo said, "Even when I left, he told me a lot of positive things. I think you'll like the current situation (two consecutive wins) because both coach Paes and coach Cyrilon are really good people. He told me not to stop here, but to keep going," he said with a smile.
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