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There was no losing streak to the well-known Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation. Letizia Moma Basoko (registered name Moma) and Kang So-hwi led the team's lead by exploding their offense.
Korea Expressway Corporation came from behind to win set score 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-19, 26-24) in a match between Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank and Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League Women's Pepper Savings Bank at Gwangju Pepper Stadium on the 17th.
With this, the Korea Expressway Corporation has widened its gap with second-place Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction (42 points) with 18 wins and 5 losses and 49 points, further solidifying its position as the sole leader. Pepper Savings Bank, which failed to earn points, finished sixth with 8 wins and 15 losses (24 points).
He lost the first set after a close game, but quickly turned the game around with Moma and Kang So-hwi, who showed off their overwhelming presence.
Six people succeeded in scoring serve with aggressive serve, leading 9-3 and shaking the opponent's receiving line. Pepper Savings Bank's receiving efficiency was 22.47%, a big difference from Korea Expressway Corporation (40.24%).
Pepper Savings Bank had Joey Weatherington (registered name Joey), who scored 38 points on the day and scored the most points for both teams, but it fell far short of the power of Moma and Kang So-hwi's double shots.
However, the Korea Expressway Corporation is no longer behind. The Korea Expressway Corporation shook the opponent's receiving greatly with a strong serve in the second set. Pepper Savings Bank's second set receiving efficiency fell to 8.33%.
Korea Expressway Corporation, which was losing 14-15 in the middle of the second set, scored six consecutive points with Moma's back attack, Lee Yoon-jung's serve ace, Kim Se-bin's quick attack, and Kang So-hwi's consecutive attacks, and quickly reversed the flow. Even Bae Yuna, who stepped out at the end of the set, blocked and brought the second set.
In the third set, Moma and Bae Yuna showed an overwhelming difference with seven points each and were able to enter the fourth set in a good mood.
Pepper Savings Bank also increased its concentration, and the fourth set was developed in a similar way to the first set. At 23-23, the Korea Expressway Corporation allowed set points, but due to the opponent's mistake, it eventually headed to deuce, and Moma and Kang So-hwi, the main characters of the day, eventually ended the game. Following Moma's back attack, Kang So-hwi's open attack earned three points.
Moma was responsible for 43.8% of the team's attacks and scored 28 points with a 45% success rate. Kang So-hwi played a stable defense with a receiving efficiency of 54.17%, but added 22 points with a 50% attack success rate. He also captured four blocks and two serve aces. Tanacha Suksoot (registered name Tanacha) also scored 14 points to help, and rookie middle blocker Lee Ji-yoon also added eight points, including five blocks.
In the men's match held earlier at Gangseo Gymnasium in Busan, Busan OK Savings Bank beat Daejeon Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to win three consecutive games.
OK Savings Bank won the game with a set score of 3-2 (25-27, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 17-15).
OK Savings Bank, which won three consecutive games, recorded 12 wins and 11 losses (35 points) and maintained its fifth place, a point gap with Suwon KEPCO. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, which only added one more point, finished at the bottom with 5 wins and 18 losses (15 points).
OK Savings Bank's Dimitar Dimitrov (registered name Dimitrov) stood out the most with 33 points, while Cha Ji-hwan added 13 points and Jeon Kwang-in and Park Chang-sung added 12 points each to help the team win.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance scored 45 points, the most by both teams, but failed to laugh due to the team's defeat.
The first and second sets were the flow of Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance. It was not easy to stop Ahi and he was on the verge of defeat.
However, OK Savings Bank launched a counterattack from the third set. Dimitrov, Jeon Kwang-in, and Park Chang-sung helped the attack and brought three sets.
In the fourth set, Jeon Kwang-in's open attack at 24-22 led the game to five sets, and coach Shin Young-chul was sent off at the end of the fifth set, but he took a breather with Bu Yong-chan's fantastic defense in the 15-15 deuce, and Park Chang-sung's quick attack and Dimitrov's back attack succeeded in succession to end the long game.
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