Korean Air coach Henan said, "Today's game is over, Game 2 is focused." [the scene of Incheon]

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Korean Air coach Hennan Dal Zoto said, "Today's game passed despite the first-round lead in the championship game (champ match, three wins out of five) against Hyundai Capital. I will concentrate on Saturday's game."

Coach Henan said at a press conference on the 2nd after winning 3-2 (25-19, 19-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11) in the first round of the Jin Air 2025-2026 professional volleyball V-League Championship at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon. Hyundai Capital has never given up," he said.

On this day, Korean Air was pushed into a corner by giving up both the second and third sets after winning the first set, but won the fourth and fifth sets to win the game again and gain the upper hand. There was a 75% chance that the team that won the first round of the championship would win the championship.

Coach Henan said, "The Hyundai Capital match was always fierce every time we played," but added, "Fortunately, we made the difference as a team."

As for Maso, who made his debut on the day after replacing Russell ahead of the postseason, he said, "He did so well. The attack success rate was over 72%. "We recorded a percentage in attack," he said. "We also kept a lot of blocking. I think I just need to pay more attention to the serve," he said. On this day, Maso scored 18 points and the attack success rate reached 71.43%.

Coach Henan then said, "I think Maso just needs to pay more attention to his serve now. He recorded seven serve errors alone. "Everything was hit by the net," he said. "I'm going to practice serving for a long time starting tomorrow. Even when practicing, the serve was irregular. It must have been a psychological part," he added.

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