The undefeated Woori Card and OK Financial Group will meet for the second time this season in the 2023-2024 V-League Men’s Division.
After the match at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 26th, only one team will remain undefeated in the men’s division this season.
Woori Card lost to Samsung Fire on the 23rd and OK Financial Group lost to Korean Air on the 22nd.
In their first-round matchup on March 3, OK Financial Group swept Woori Card in straight sets, 3-0, to end Woori Card’s first-round sweep.
However, before today, Woori Card (22-8 W-2 L) was ahead of OK Financial Group (15-6 W-4 L) in the head-to-head standings.
Both teams have lost their last two games, making this matchup even more urgent.
“The game on the 23rd was a bit chaotic as the availability of Matei Kok (registered name Matei), who suffered from otosclerosis, was not confirmed until just before the game,” said Shin Young-cheol, head coach of Woori Card. “Today, Matei prepared for the game normally. He is in a more stable condition than the last game.”
OK Financial Group did not let their guard down.
“We prepared hard, but we can’t show everything we prepared in the game. Honestly, we have to rely on luck to win,” he said, adding, “We will try to target our opponents with targeted serves.”
Despite Shin’s low-key approach, Woori Card can regain the lead over Korean Air (25-8, 3-3) with three points today.
OK Financial Group head coach Masashi Ogino said, “We’ve erased the memory of our victory over Woori Card in the first round. I asked the players to be careful when attacking because Woori Card’s blocking wall is high.” “Our serve-receive efficiency (37.10%, last) is low, which prevents us from doing various attacks, and our attack success rate (48.67%, last) is also low. If we stabilize our reception, our attack success rate will also increase,” he said, touting ‘player fees’ as the key to beating the Cards. 먹튀검증