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The Korea Expressway Corporation, the No. 1 women's team in the V League, struggled against the lowest-ranked Jeong Kwan-jang.
The Korea Expressway Corporation won the fifth round of the women's regular league of Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 3rd with a set score of 3-1 (25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 25-21).
As a result, the Korea Expressway Corporation, which has won 16 consecutive home games, including 13 games this season, won 20 wins and 6 losses (55 points) for the first time in both men and women, solidifying its lead in the women's division. It is the 16th consecutive home victory that began with a 3-2 victory over Pepper Savings Bank on February 23 last year. On the other hand, Jeong Kwan-jang, who is at the bottom of the league, reached 20 losses for the first time in the women's team with 6 wins and 20 losses (18 points) with seven consecutive losses.
The pre-match prediction was the superiority of the road corporation. As shown in the ranking table, there was a power difference, and even foreign players were not able to come out of the Jeonggwanjang. However, Kim Jong-min, head coach of the Korea Expressway Corporation, cautioned, "It's a difficult opponent for us because it's basically high," and this anxiety became a reality.
On this day, the Korea Expressway Corporation struggled quite hard in the articles of association to the extent that it was difficult to call it a showdown between the first and lowest teams. The team's attack success rate was slightly pushed back to 38% to 39%, and the attack was not smooth.
At least, Letizia Moma Vasoko (registered Moma) was able to continue the lead as her main guns showed 21 points and Kang So-hwi 16 points. After the game, coach Kim Jong-min said, "It's very difficult because there can always be any situation. You can play comfortably, but Yoon-jung did the opposite. I kept connecting to the undertoss a lot because I was struggling and anxious as I tried to solve it mainly with players who couldn't solve it. We need to have more confidence," he said.
"On the contrary, a team like this is more difficult. He said a lot during practice and meetings that the game becomes difficult if the opponent makes the flow easier because it is (less burdensome). However, it was difficult for the strikers to think about it comfortably because they only used 70% of their strength, not 100%."
It was also a big struggle against rookie Park Yeoreum (19), who Jeong Kwan-jang put forward. Park Yeoreum, the seventh-ranked player in the first round of the 2025-2026 V-League Rookie Draft from Chung-Ang Girls' High School, started the day and scored 18 points, signaling her potential.
In response, head coach Kim Jong-min said, "I didn't struggle because I couldn't analyze it. Blocking went around in line with the setter, so he hit it outright. (I)Yoon-jung also had to bounce it on time, but I kept trying to block it, so there were a lot of splashes."
At the same time, it was a game where you could see the power of the No. 1 team. Hwang Yeon-ju and Kim Se-in, who were substituted, were frustrated with four and five points, respectively, and became a new breakthrough. Lee Ye-eun also played the role of a scene stealer as a sharp serve ace as a one-point server.
Head coach Kim Jong-min said, "The timing was not right at all today, whether Tanacha was attacking or blocking. I've been watching for a long time to find a sense of it while running, but it didn't work until the end. In some cases, he avoided receiving because it was burdensome, but he was able to change the atmosphere by doing it when (Hwang) Yeon-ju and (Kim) Se-in were crucial in defense or attack."
Even the lowest-ranked team's difficult performance was the reason why they could not be relieved even though there was a considerable gap with Heungkuk Life (15-11, 48 points). Heungkuk Life Insurance, which revealed problems with its organizational skills at the beginning of the season, showed rapid growth and rose to second place at once.
Head coach Kim Jong-min said, "Now Heungkuk Life is very good in all aspects, including ball distribution, overall rhythm, and the attitude of the players in the game. We also have to prepare thoroughly and win the Heungkuk Life Insurance match," he vowed.
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