"Heo Soo-bong One-Man Show" Hyundai Capital wrote, "A great drama that turned around" on Woori Card... I have an 85% chance of advancing to the championship

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Hyundai Capital, the defending champion of the professional volleyball V-League, won a great victory over Woori Card and preempted the advantage to advance to the championship game (champ match).

Hyundai Capital beat Woori Card 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-13) in the first round of the Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League Men's Playoff (PO, 2 wins out of 3 rounds) held at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 27th.

As a result, Hyundai Capital will be able to head to the championship match, where Korean Air, the No. 1 regular league player, is waiting if it wins the second round of the PO held at Jangchung Gymnasium on the 29th. On the other hand, Woori Card, ranked fourth in the regular league, was burdened with winning both of the remaining two games after going through a semi-PO with KB Insurance.

In previous POs, the winning team in the first round went to the championship 17 times out of 20 times, with 85% of the chances.

Woori Card was good in the early stages. Woori Card, which was dragged 14-16 until the middle of the first set, balanced Lee Sang-hyun's fastball and Araujo's blocking. He then added Ali's serve ace and Arauzo's block to catch the flow. Hyundai Capital chased 22-22 at the end of the set, but Woori Card took advantage of the opponent's consecutive mistakes to end the set.

Woori Card, which gained momentum, rose from the beginning by adding Ali and Lee Sang-hyun's consecutive goals and Ali's serve ace in the second set. Hyundai Capital also did not give up and chased, but Woori Card led 21-16 as Ali's two serve aces exploded one after another. Ali finished the set point situation with the opponent's serve mistake with a quick open.

Hyundai Capital, which was in a tight spot, fought back from the third set. From the beginning of the set, Heo Soo-bong and Shin Ji-jin caught the early flow. Hyundai Capital widened the gap to 18-11 at one point in the middle with Hwang Seung-bin's blocking and Leo's back attack. Woori Card failed to continue its winning streak in the first and second sets by giving up three sets in the end due to a series of offensive errors.

Hyundai Capital, which sparked a chase with a three-set victory, also took the lead in the fourth set. In addition to the opponent's mistakes, he began to widen the gap from the beginning and ran to 19-14. However, Woori Card's potential was also not easy. He narrowed the gap by combining Cho Keun-ho's fastball and the opponent's serve mistakes, adding Araujo's serve ace to Leo's net touch mistake and chasing 21-22. Hyundai Capital had the upper hand in last-minute concentration. Following Leo's quick opening, he changed the atmosphere and added a series of mistakes by his opponent, leading the game to the last five sets.

In the fifth set, where there is no place to retreat anymore, a fierce battle continued from the beginning to 6-6 with the tie and reversal. It was Hyundai Capital that broke that trend. Leo's quick open and Heo Soo-bong's serve ace were added to the opponent's serve mistake, leading to a 9-6 run. Woori Card also chased down to a one-point gap as it fought back without giving up, but Hyundai Capital completed the "Great Reversal Drama" with Huh Soo-bong taking charge of all the remaining two points.

Hyundai Capital put on a one-man show, with Heo Soo-bong scoring 27 points, the most in the team, three blocks, and two serve aces. At every important moment, he flew up and became the main character of the game. Leo also helped with 21 points, while Shin Ho-jin (10 points), Jinyoung Kim (9 points), and Bayarsaihan (6 points) also helped with two blocks each. Setter Hwang Seung-bin accumulated three points with only blocking. Woori Card played 20 points, including 29 points, the most by both teams, only six serve aces, and Araujo also blocked three and two serve aces, but all other players scored single-digit points. He won the first or second set first, but lost in vain.

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