Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which has a busy way to go, has regained second place... Return to the lead in a day [V League]

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Competition between the second-ranked group chasing the slowing Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation is fierce. This time, Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction took back the second place by overpowering Incheon Heungkuk Life Insurance.

Hyundai E&C came from behind to win 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20) in the fifth round of the women's division of Heungkuk Life Insurance and Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Suwon Gymnasium on the 9th.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which was caught up by sixth-ranked Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank, rose to second place with 16 wins and 11 losses (48 points), ahead of Heungkuk Life Insurance (15 wins and 13 losses), which has the same point.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Carrie Geisberger (registered name Carrie) stood out. He scored 36 points alone to give his team victory. Yang Hyo-jin scored 12 points and Lee Ye-rim also scored 10 points to help the offense.

Heungkuk Life Insurance's receiving efficiency was 23.86%, a big difference from Hyundai Engineering & Construction (43.84%), which led to an adverse impact of 28.31%-40.72%. It was also the reason why Hyundai Engineering & Construction was able to win the day, even though it had more errors than Heungkuk Life Insurance (15).

Heungkuk Life Insurance made the difference early with seven consecutive points at the 4-4 tie at the beginning of the first set, and won the first set in a good mood by reviving the central attack including Lee Da-hyun and Kim Soo-ji.

However, Hyundai Engineering & Construction's counterattack in the second set began. Heungkuk Life was shaken by the attack with Kari at the forefront. The attack was so stagnant that two points, including Rebecca Latham (registered name Rebecca), scored the most, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction eventually brought the game to square one.

In the third set, when Heungkuk Life's Libero Shin Yeon-kyung left due to knee pain, the defense was shaken, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction dug in without missing the gap. With a 16-15 lead, Yang Hyo-jin's blocking and Kari's open attack widened the gap, and Lee Ye-rim and Kim Hee-jin also participated in the attack at the end of the set, and Anilis Peach's serve-out won the fourth set.

In the fourth set, he won faster. After a long rally at 9-8, Kari changed the mood to a back attack and Yang Hyo-jin's consecutive points widened the gap. Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which gained momentum, was chased by two points with 16-14, but Kari's attack hit the mark one after another, breaking Heungkuk Life's will to chase.

The men's Cheonan Hyundai Capital won a set-score 3-0 (31-29, 28-26, 25-18) shutout victory in an away game with Uijeongbu KB Insurance.

Hyundai Capital, with 17 wins and 10 losses (54 points), lost the lead to Incheon Korean Air (53 points), which won three consecutive games, but regained its lead in just one day. KB Insurance, which has lost three consecutive games, ranked fifth with 13 wins and 14 losses (40 points).

Unlike the set score, the game was very close. After six deuces from the first set, Heo Soo-bong's cheerful open attack and KB Insurance's Cha Young-seok's catch error followed the luck to take the first set.

In the second set, even though he reached the set point 24-20, he headed to deuce once again, with his opponent's fastball, serve attack, and Leonardo Leyva's back-attack line-over. The atmosphere almost subsided, but Leo recovered by blocking Andres Villena's (registered name Villena) attack following the opponent's serve mistake at 26-26. Hyundai Capital, which gained momentum, easily won three sets and earned three points.

At Hyundai Capital, Leo led the victory with 20 points and Heo Soo-bong with 16 points. In KB Insurance, Villena scored 21 points, the most by both teams, but the team's defeat faded.

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