Korean Air’s Jung Ji-seok (29) talks to OK Financial Group’s Shin Jong-jin (23) about the story of the match with head coach Tommy Tilikainen (37).
Korean Air won the first match of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Men’s Champions League (Champions League) against OK Financial Group 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18) at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon at 7 p.m. on Monday.
The star of the show was undoubtedly Jung Ji-seok. The outside hitter exploded for a whopping 31 points to lead his team to victory. He was also extremely efficient with a 67.65% attack success rate. He also had a whopping seven blocks to disrupt the opponent’s flow.
In particular, Jung stood in front of Shin Seong-jin to stop his offense. Shin was held to just 11 points (40% offensive success rate) by Jung’s defense.
Speaking to the press after the game, Jung said, “I was watching the playoffs, and I thought OK Financial Group would come up. I promised myself that if I played against OK Financial Group, I would stop only Shin Shinjin.” “The coach also instructed me to watch only Shin Shinjin. If I took my eyes off them for a second, they would nag me, so I couldn’t help but go to their side,” he laughs.
“His offensive tempo is very fast. In fact, I struggled today (29th) as well. But in the end, we did well in terms of blocking and effective blocking. We pressured them well, so it was easy to play.”
“It was a big match, so I was immersed in it. I’m glad we were able to win,” he said, adding, “I saw the players and Seung-seok’s brothers trying their best 토토사이트 from the second set, and it gave me a lot of strength.”
Korean Air is currently challenging to become the first team in the V-League to win four consecutive matches. “It’s motivating,” Jung said. I looked back at what I couldn’t do in the regular season, and it was effective to forget about it and maximize my confidence.” “As I got older, my body got a little sore. I’m confident in my technical skills, so the first thing is to get myself in shape to play,” he said.
He added, “The one who wants to win the championship the most is my brother, Seung-seok. I don’t know when I’ll be able to play a championship with this team again. I will do my best for my brothers and the fans.”