"Seungryul is 70%." Park Chulwoo Magic! Woori Card, Hyundai Capital → Korean Air... It also raises hopes for spring volleyball [On-site review of Incheon]

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At this point, the word "Park Chul-woo (41) Magic" never sounds excessive. Seoul Woori Card announced its hope for spring volleyball by defeating the top teams one after another.

Woori Card came from behind to win set-score 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22, 25-22) in the men's visit match between Incheon Korean Air and Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 10th.

Woori Card, ranked sixth with 13 wins and 15 losses and 38 points along with two consecutive wins, is close to Uijeongbu KB Insurance, ranked fifth with 40 points. With eight games remaining, the gap with third-place Suwon KEPCO (43 points) has also narrowed to five points.

On the other hand, Korean Air, which aimed to regain the lead, was caught after three consecutive wins and lost 18 wins, nine losses, and 53 points, keeping second place after Cheonan Hyundai Capital (54 points).

Woori Card, which had been mired in three consecutive losses against Korean Air this season, boosted its momentum by winning two consecutive games against Korean Air under Park Chul-woo.

Korean Air was expected to win at the beginning of the game. With the score tied 7-7 in the first set, the gap widened with the opponent's mistakes, Jung Ji-seok's strong open attack, and Russell's blocking.

Afterwards, Korean Air's troubleshooter who kept the lead was Russell. Russell, who added a point with a quick open at 18-16, broke Woori Card's fighting spirit with a serve. He shook the opponent's defense with a strong serve to score a point, and then raised the ace with a strong spike serve. Since then, he has scored two consecutive serve points. Korean Air, which reached the set point at once with Russell's serve, eventually took the lead as the opponent's serve was out.

In the second set, Korean Air took the lead with Kim Min-jae's blocked score, Kim Kyu-min's quick attack, Jung Ji-seok's serve ace, and Han's sensational heretical attack.

Woori Card has launched a counterattack. In a situation where they were being dragged 7-9, they succeeded in turning the tables with a back attack by Ali Hagparast (registered name Ali), a blocking by Kim Ji-han, and a quick open by Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo). Kim Ji-han once again roared in the way of Russell's attack.

Korean Air was also not easy. Kim Kyu-min's fastball burst again, and Russell, who scored nine points with three serve aces in the first half alone, scored his fourth serve point of the day and later kept the lead. I followed my luck. The ball pushed by Han Tae-joon and Ali settled in the empty court space.

At every critical moment, Korean Air's mistakes came out. At the set point, Araujo blocked Jung Ji-seok's quick open and brought the game to square one.

He seemed to have boosted his concentration in the third set. At 2-2, Jung Ji-seok's back attack and Kim Min-jae's quick attack, followed by the opponent's consecutive mistakes and Russell's open attack, leading 7-2 greatly.

But once again, it shook. Jeong Han-yong's attack, which seemed to be a perfect score, turned out to be a net touch and turned into a run, and after that, mistakes continued again, allowing the pursuit to 7-6.

He has since self-destructed. In Woori Card, Araujo scored 5 points, Han Sung-jung scored 3 points, and the attack success rate was 42.85%, which was nothing special, but Korean Air collapsed with as many as 13 mistakes.

There was a big difference in concentration. With Korean Air leading 7-6 in the fourth set, Korean Air handed over the ball that Woori Card rushed over to its attack to a clumsy set, and as a result, it became a fatal mistake to allow Isimon to score.

Woori Card showed Lee Sang-hyun's fighting spirit to get Kim Min-jae's fastball with his body in the ensuing attack, and Lee Si-mon connected it to a quick open score to widen the score gap. Following Korean Air's mistakes, Lee Si-mon ran away 11-8 with a clever attack aimed at the touchout of the blocker. In the end, Korean Air called for operational time.

In a contrasting atmosphere, Woori Card widened the gap. Araujo gained strength through open attacks and blockings, and to make matters worse, Korean Air even recorded an absurd mistake of position fault. The moment the opponent's serve is made, it is a mistake that comes out of keeping the basics that come out when players are not in their designated position. As such, Korean Air's concentration was completely destroyed.

Woori Card, which has steadily maintained its lead since then, lost points to Russell and Jung Ji-seok in succession at 22-17, but Araujo came a step closer to winning with a clean quick open score, and Cho Jae-young's serve missed even in the game point situation, ending the game.

Araujo led the attack with 23 points, Isimon scored 9 points and Han Sung-jung scored 7 points to defeat Korean Air. In Korean Air, Russell set a record of 2,000 points along with 23 points, but the team's defeat faded.

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