"I can put up with this."" How can you be so calm with your ankles... The fight for second place is also heating up due to the desire to win the filial piety FA

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Korea Electric Power Corporation's native ace Kim Jung-ho (29) is heating the court with passion that does not cool down even with an ankle injury.

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

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. In particular, Kim Jung-ho's unexpected performance changed the atmosphere of the game. Kim Jung-ho is not in normal condition due to his ankle injury caused by hitting a broadcast camera during a game in December last year. Although he returned from the fourth round, he was sluggish in the recent two games with Hyundai Capital, scoring only seven points in total.

However, he showed an explosive attack against relatively low Woori Card blockers with sharp serve on the day. After the game, KEPCO coach Kwon Young-min also said, "(Kim) Jung-ho is short, but he is also a strong player in serve and defense. Recently, I practiced a lot during training because I don't think I have good chemistry with setter Ha Seung-woo. "I think I hit Han Tae-joon confidently because he was in front of me, but he played a good role as an ace," he praised.

He was not in full physical condition yet. Kim Jung-ho, who met with reporters after the game, said, "I didn't step on a person's foot and my ankle went back, but I was the only one caught on camera and got hurt. Only one left forearm ligament was completely ruptured, which was better than the last injury. Last time, I stepped on (Seo) Jae-deok's foot and his right ankle turned, but I keep running because it's worth referencing than then," he said.

It also helped that setter Ha Seung-woo adjusted the pitch height, distributed the ball appropriately, and reduced Kim Jung-ho's jumping burden. Kim Jung-ho said, "I took medicine in the morning and evening, but it hurt less than I thought because I ate and ran before the game today. Also, today, Seung-woo (Ha) matched it well, so I did it comfortably without getting sick."

"First of all, I was very poor in the two games against Hyundai Capital. With his ankle in a bad condition, he and Seung-woo didn't work well. The director asked me to adjust the height so that I could go and hit the ball a little more, and Seungwoo matched a lot for me. "Thanks to this, I played comfortably," he explained.

Kim Jung-ho's accurate serve along with Kang's Bennon is another weapon of KEPCO. The victory or defeat depends on how much Kim Jung-ho's serve shakes the opponent's receiving in the next game with Korean Air, which is competing for second place by four points.

Kim Jung-ho said, "I practiced serving before the game, and our team's strategy was to defend by hitting the serve in the 1st and 2nd positions of Woori Card. (Unlike the plan), I hit a lot in the fifth position, so I think I was lucky to have a lot of serve aces because I was biased a lot."

Thanks to this, Korea Electric Power Corporation, ranked third with three points, continued its fierce battle for second place with 15 wins and 11 losses (43 points), chasing second place Korean Air (16 wins, 8 losses, 47 points) by four points. It was hard to predict before the season. After the end of last season, KEPCO lost its ace candidate Lim Sung-jin (27, KB Insurance) in the FA market. The position was filled by bringing Kim Jung-ho for a total of 600 million won.

If you look at it so far, it deserves to be called a filial piety FA. Kim Jung-ho is leading KEPCO's rise with his performance that does not feel a gap and his next-generation ace mindset. Kim Jung-ho said, "It's not that I'm hurt, but it's definitely uncomfortable when moving my back when I land after jumping or jumping. However, other players endure and play even though they are sick. I think I can endure this much," he said, burning his will.

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