"If you lose, you'll be eliminated from PS." Woori Card beat KEPCO and has won three consecutive games! Men's spring volleyball will be decided in the final match

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The professional volleyball men's team Woori Card Woori WON's volleyball team doesn't know how to stop running. If even one game is lost, the postseason (PS) is in vain, and the team has won three consecutive games, ultimately determining the direction of spring volleyball in the final game.

Woori Card beat KEPCO with a set score of 3-2 (25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 23-25, 15-8) in the final round of the men's regular league in Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 14th.

As a result, Woori Card, which earned two points, still kept third-place KEPCO (19-16, 56 points) and fourth-place KB Insurance (18-17, 55 points) in sight with 19 wins and 16 losses (54 points), saving hope for spring volleyball.

Woori Card will be able to reach the top third place if it earns three points with only the lowest Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance away game left.

On the other hand, KEPCO cannot rule out the elimination of spring volleyball with KB Insurance remaining in the final game of the season. If Woori Card and KB Insurance win three points side by side, it will be KEPCO that will fall.

Two foreigners, Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo) and Ali Hagparast (registered name Ali), cheered up despite the blood clots going up to the 5th set in Gyeonggi Province. Araujo scored 26 points and Ali scored 24 points, combining 50 points to lead Woori Card to victory.

The middle blocker made up of Lee Sang-hyun and Park Jin-woo completely blocked the opponent's attack. Jung Sung-kyu came into the one-point server and brought the atmosphere by shaking KEPCO's receiving lineup with a powerful serve.

KEPCO was disappointed with Sharon Benon Evans (registered name Benon) struggling to score 27 points alone. Kim Jung-ho, Musawel Khan (registered name Musawel) and Shin Young-seok each scored 13 points, but failed to use their strength at the end of the fifth set.

It was a close game from the first set. While the two teams continued their battle with strong serve, Han Tae-joon blocked Seo Jae-deok's attack twice, bringing the atmosphere. Lee Sang-hyun's two fastballs led to 20 points. Following Araujo's back attack at 23-22, Woori Card took the first set as Lee Sang-hyun saw through Musawel's fastball and blocked it.

In the second set, native ace Kim Ji-han saved the atmosphere. Kim Ji-han scored by hitting what Ali picked up and Han Tae-joon connected with a 13-12 lead.

Korea Electric Power Corp. also made a close game with Park Seung-soo, who came in as a substitute. However, Kim Ji-han gave the lead with another quick open score at 18-18. Ali managed to end the second set by blocking Benon's back attack with Lee Sang-hyun at 25-24.

After that, Benon flew in the two sets. Benon widened the gap in the third set for a 6-5 lead with a quick hit followed by a time-gap strike. In an atmosphere created by Kim Jung-ho's score in a long rally from 14-13, Benon took the lead with a fierce serve ace. In set points, Benon's back attack gave KEPCO three sets.

A similar pattern unfolded in the fourth set. Korea Electric Power Corp. took the lead with Moussa Well's quick attack and Kim Jung-ho's serve ace. Here, as Benon opened the scoring in all directions, KEPCO reached 20 points first. Benon also took three points at the end of the fourth set, leading the game to the fifth set.

However, it was the same for Woori Card's two foreigners who finished preheating. Araujo and Ali, who increased efficiency by recording more than 60% of the attack success rate in the fourth set, hit from the beginning of the fifth set. Amid Araujo and Ali's outburst, Woori Card took a 6-3 lead.

Jung Sung-kyu, who made Woori Card's rhythm with good serve throughout the game, played a role as a scene stealer at the end of the fifth set. In Jung Sung-kyu's serve, Ali and Araujo continued to score, pushing it to 14-7. It ended with a last-minute serve, but Lee Sang-hyun's quick score made Woori Card the final winner.

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