Woori Card Self-Destroyed by Excitement, Self-inflicted Head Coach "I didn't lose because of the video review, I was ahead of my emotions." [the scene of Jangchung]

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Woori Card's acting coach Park Chul-woo (41) cited his and his players' emotional control as the reason for his defeat.

Woori Card lost to KEPCO with a set score of 1-3 (24-26, 33-31, 23-25, 17-25) in the fifth round of the regular league of Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 2nd.

As a result, sixth-ranked Woori Card failed to close the gap with fifth-ranked OK Savings Bank, which played one less game with 11 wins and 15 losses (32 points). On the other hand, Korea Electric Power Corp., which earned three points, trailed second-place Korean Air (16 wins and eight losses, 47 points) by four points with 15 wins and 11 losses (43 points).

Woori Card's twin guns Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo) and Ali Hagparast (registered name Ali) scored 24 points and 20 points, respectively, but failed to lead in explosive power. Korea Electric Power Corp.'s ace Sharon Benon Evans (registered Benon) led the offense with 34 points, the most in both teams. Kim Jung-ho and Musawel Khan (registered name Musawel) also helped Benon with 17 points and 10 points, respectively.

On this day, Woori Card was rarely recognized for correction requests despite many video readings, and the flow was twisted. Players actively complained to the referees and had a negative impact on their performance. The head coach admitted that the players failed to calm down their excitement easily and destroyed themselves.

Acting coach Park Chul-woo said after the game, "First of all, I don't think I made the right judgment because I was a little ahead of myself. The players all did well overall," he said. "The video review is part of the game, so I don't really care. I don't think I lost because of that. He didn't say long words, "I'll prepare well until the next game."

It was a game in which the passion of Araujo and Ali foreign players acted as poison. They show destructive performance when riding a good flow, but sometimes they lose their composure and adversely affect teamwork. Ali was also protested by KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min for excessive action at the end of the game. In response, acting coach Park Chul-woo said, "Both Ali and Arauzo can do it passionately. That's something we should refrain from doing at the end of the game, Ali. I think I was ahead of my emotions because the game didn't work out," he pointed out.

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