"I'm going to Suwon!"" Director Lee Young-taek beats Heungkuk and "Lionhu"... "Forty-two points." "Our precious weapon" to Silva [the scene of Jangchung]

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GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek (49) expressed his overwhelming feelings about moving to the next stage of spring volleyball.

GS Caltex beat Heungkuk Life 3-1 (25-19 21-25 25-18 25-23) in the women's semi-playoff (PO) home game of the 2025-26 Jin Air V-League at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 24th.

GS Caltex, which will take the postseason in five seasons, will face Hyundai Engineering & Construction, ranking second in the regular season, in the playoff (PO, best-of-three) at Suwon Gymnasium on the 26th.

Earlier, both teams finished the regular season with 57 points. In the final ranking, GS Caltex, which was ahead of the set gain rate, was third and Heungkuk Life was fourth. The winner of the semi-PO single round match held for the first time since the launch of the V-League was GS Caltex.

Silva scored 42 points on the day to lead the victory. Raina and Yoo Se-yeon helped win with 17 points and 11 points, respectively.

At the post-match press conference, head coach Lee Young-taek appeared excited, saying, "I'm going to Suwon.""As expected, Silva. Raina also went in as a substitute and played a big part," he said, expressing satisfaction.

Regarding putting Kwon Min-ji first instead of Reyna, head coach Lee Young-taek said, "Considering Reyna's receiving anxiety, I put Kwon Min-ji first with a slightly better defense. It is to prepare for Heungkuk Life's tricky serve," he explained. "Reina showed lack of confidence in attack when receiving was shaken, but if she swings boldly and quickly like today, she is a striker who is difficult to stop her opponent. "I'm looking forward to the upcoming playoffs because I've overcome it myself," he praised.

Regarding the setterjin operation, head coach Lee Young-taek said, "I tried to increase Silva's share by starting with Kim Ji-won, who has good chemistry with Silva," adding, "When the receiving shook and the RBI of the ball toward Silva increased, Ahn Hye-jin went in and cleaned up the situation neatly."

At the end of the fourth set, which was the match, I was able to see the bench's strong belief in the situation in which the players were shaking. Coach Lee Young-taek said, "As soon as I thought the victory had come, the players became urgent and made mistakes. I ordered him to calm down and not get excited"I believed that he would clear the situation because Silva was there anyway," he said.

Silva's physical strength and injury management are also key tasks. Coach Lee Young-taek said, "Silva is a player who needs to take some possession to show good performance," adding, "I played with knee pain all season, but trainers are managing well." Silva emphasized, "As it is our precious weapon, we will continue to manage and treat it well."

The joy of winning the semi-PO is also brief, and GS Caltex has to play the first round of the PO against Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the second-ranked team in the regular league, at Suwon Gymnasium on the 26th, two days later. Coach Lee said, "For now, recovery is the top priority. Silva can't help but not play, so he has to recover well, he said. "Fortunately, I have time because it's an evening game, but it's my first time as a coach, so I'm deeply thinking about the recovery of the players with the coaches."

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