I've forgotten the pain of the Iranian bombing' Woori Card's Ali scored 28 points, leading the way... Spring volleyball is a reality. '3rd place KB and 2 points' [On-site review of Incheon]

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No matter how strong the momentum was, it was difficult to predict such a result. Seoul Woori Card has won three consecutive games against the leading Incheon Korean Air, turning its hopes of entering volleyball in the spring into a reality, not a dream. Ali Hagpast (registered name Ali), who showed remarkable concentration despite the indiscriminate bombing of his home country Iran, took the lead.

Woori Card beat Incheon Korean Air with a set score of 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23) in the sixth round of the men's showdown between Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 6th.

Woori Card, which lost its victory in the "six-point" match against third-place Uijeongbu KB Insurance after five consecutive wins, once again grabbed the first-place team, recording 17 wins and 16 losses and 50 points, jumping to fourth place past Suwon KEPCO (49 points) and narrowing the point gap with third-place KB Insurance (52 points). If the difference in points between the third and fourth places is less than three points, a semi-playoff will be held. Korean Air failed to add points after four consecutive wins and failed to run away from second-place Cheonan Hyundai Capital (65 points) with 22 wins and 11 losses and 66 points.

Woori Card will play in spring volleyball just by keeping the point gap below 3 points. Furthermore, he is determined to compete in spring volleyball as third place, beating KB Insurance.

There was also something to worry about. Park Chul-woo, acting head coach of Woori Card, told reporters before the game, "[Ali] seemed to have a lot of worries. I think I check it through articles or SNS, but I'm not showing it mentally," he said.

Based on U.S. President Donald Trump's strong stance, concerns over war are growing as he launched an offensive against Iran with Israel, where the Iranian people are terrified to the extent that supreme leader Ali Hossein Khamenei has died and numerous casualties have occurred.

Ali, who is staying in Korea, cannot easily shake off his worries. This is because my family is staying there. Acting head coach Park said, "I was worried a lot about the bombs falling in the city recently, but my parents said there was no big problem because they were okay."

Nevertheless, he stood out the most on the day. He led the team to victory by exploding 28 points, the most by both teams. Araujo led the team to victory with 19 points and Kim Ji-han also with 12 points. On the other hand, at Korean Air, Jung Ji-seok and Lim Dong-hyuk fought hard with 14 points and 11 points, respectively, but Kyle Russell (registered Russell) only scored three points, raising regret.

There was a tight race from the first set. While continuing the biting flow, Korean Air widened the gap by three points for the first time in the first set with Jung Ji-seok's back attack following Jeong Han-yong's quick opening on the 18-17 ice lead.

Woori Card chased again with Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo) succeeding in the back attack, and Jeong Han-yong's mistake came out and followed by a point again, but this time Jeong Han-yong stopped Araujo's attack. However, Korean Air also failed to escape easily and eventually entered the deuce game.

For Woori Card, Araujo's attack succeeded, but it was painful to find that Lee Sang-hyun had a blocked net touch in the previous situation. Kim Ji-han succeeded in the attack and became 25-25 again, but Korean Air brought a tight first set with Jeong Han-yong's score and Choi Jun-hyuk's block.

In the second set, there was a fierce battle between hitting and receiving. With the score tied 17-17, Woori Card cheered up this time. Araujo blocked Jeong Han-yong's attack and succeeded Ali Hagparast (registered name Ali) back attack to run away by two points.

I followed my luck. At 21-19, a Korean Air player's net touch came out and added one more point. Lee Sang-hyun then blocked Jeong Han-yong's attack, widening the gap, and Kim Ji-han added one point with an attack and one point with a block, turning the game to square one.

Woori Card, which took advantage of the momentum of the second set, also took the lead in the third set. Woori Card, which widened the gap due to Araujo's back attack, Ali's blocking, and Park Jin-woo's fastball at 8-7, widened the gap in 12-10 with Araujo's back attack, Kim Ji-han's quick open, and Araujo's serve ace.

Woori Card's momentum was completely revived and eventually widened the score gap and even took three sets. In the fourth set, Kyle Russell's (registered Russell) was out of the game at 8-8 and Woori Card, which started to lead with Kim Ji-han's back attack, did not allow Korean Air to chase easily.

At 18-16, Araujo's back attack and Korean Air's Choi Jun-hyuk's blocking net touch overlapped to widen the score gap, and Park Jin-woo's quick attack and Ali's serve ace burst out to widen the score gap to 22-17.

I was afraid of Korean Air's background. After Ali's serve was out, Lim Dong-hyuk and Jung Ji-seok blocked back-to-back blocks to chase by two points. Lim Dong-hyuk's serve was also out, but he followed by one point by adding Jung Ji-seok's open attack and serve ace. But there was no reversal. With the back attack of Ali, the main character of the day, the game ended with Woori Card's victory.

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