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The feelings of "Seungjang" and "Seungjang" were mixed.
Pepper Savings Bank beat Hyundai Engineering & Construction with a set score of 3-1 (23-25 25-15 25-16 25-19) in the women's fourth round of the "Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League" held at Suwon Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 21st.
Pepper Savings Bank, which added three points, ranked sixth with 27 points (9 wins and 15 losses). Hyundai Engineering & Construction lost but remained in second place with 42 points (14 wins and 10 losses).
Pepper Savings Bank led the victory with 31 points, including four blocks, by "Jupo" Joey. Shimamura contributed to the victory with 16 points. Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Kari fought hard with 21 points, but bowed to defeat.
On this day, Pepper Savings Bank gave up the first set and won the remaining 2, 3 and 4 sets, showing a particularly strong side to Hyundai Engineering & Construction. In the meantime, there has been "Joy dependence," but this day was different. The rest of the strikers, including Shimamura, Park Jung-ah, and Park Eun-seo, also played a good role as options, scoring 16 points, 7 points and 6 points, respectively.
After the game, Cho Ji-yeon, manager of Pepper Savings Bank, said at a press conference, "Even if the players lost the first set, the atmosphere was good in the second set. Setter (Lee) Won-jung saved Shimamura and ran it well, and (Lee) Han-bi, who went in as a substitute, gave the players credit for the victory, saying, "Everyone did well."
With the victory, Pepper Savings Bank continued its advantage with Hyundai Engineering & Construction with 3 wins and 1 loss in the season. When asked why Hyundai Engineering & Construction is particularly strong, coach Jang Ji-yeon said, "There is definitely a relativity and the confidence of the players will play a role. Before the game, I told the players to be confident because they are ahead in the entire game," he said.
Coach Jang Ji-yeon, who won the last game of the fourth round, said, "It can be smoother because we win this game and go to the All-Star break period. I will prepare well to do better in the second half during the break period," he said.
Regarding the absence of key setter Kim Da-in, Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Sung-hyung said, "Many players are injured. Fortunately, the setter is about to catch a cold. We have to recover well after break time," he said.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction was disappointed to lose its flow from the point when Kari's open attack was vaguely hit by the line in the last four sets and became "unreadable." At that time, head coach Kang Sung-hyung strongly appealed that the ball went out of the line. "(Video readers) seem to have avoided the decision," he said. I don't want to say it again, but I don't think this is right. I won't talk about it anymore," he said. He said, "I have a good ability to read videos and it may be bad, but I think this is the ability. I can see it from our point of view," he said, reiterating his unfairness.
Coach Kang Sung-hyung said, "It's a shame that there's a variable," but added, "I'll prepare well during the All-Star break. Ball training is important, but it must have been difficult because there have been a lot of away games, but it is important to recover your physical strength well," he vowed to do well in the second half.
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