Kim Ji-han Kang Spike
The men’s national volleyball team defeated China and finished the 2024 Korea Cup Jecheon International Men’s Volleyball Tournament with 3 wins and 1 loss.
The Korean national team, led by coach Isinaye Ramirez, won against China 3-2 (20-25 25-22 25-23 21-25 15-11) in the fourth match of the tournament held at the Jecheon Gymnasium in Chungbuk Province on the 17th.
In this competition, the five participating countries (Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, and Australia) play in a league format, and the team with the most wins wins.
Korea’s final ranking will be determined by the results of the Japan-Brazil match at 7 p.m. that day.
Korea, which lost the first set, changed the flow of the game by sending in Lim Dong-hyeok (Armed Forces Athletic Corps) as an opposite spiker in the second set.
Lim Dong-hyeok put an end to the set with two consecutive points with a block and spike in the final minutes of the second set, leading 23-22.
In the third set, Korea took the lead after a close match, led by a serve ace from Heo Su-bong (Hyundai Capital) at the end of the set, but ended up losing the fourth set to China.
In the final 5th set, Korea took the lead with Su-bong Heo as their main gun, and when leading 11-8, Ji-han Kim (Woori Card) made a receiving error, but Su-bong Heo managed to score by inducing the opposing blocker to touch out the ball.
Korea scored the 13th point with a pipe (center back) attack by Heo Su-bong, and reached match point with an opponent’s serve error.
In the end, Lim Dong-hyeok’s powerful hit landed outside the court, but the referee declared the blocker touched out, and the game ended as is. 카지노사이트