South Korea’s women’s volleyball team defeated France and avoided a five-game losing streak in the VNL… Second win in the tournament｜Dong-A Ilbo

Zheng Zhirun scored 20 points and Jiang Suhui scored 18 points.

The South Korean women’s volleyball team broke a five-game losing streak in the FIVB Volleyball World League (VNL) 2024.

On the 13th, in the second match of the third week of the World Cup held at the Nishi-Nippon General Exhibition Center in Fukuoka, Japan, the South Korean team led by head coach Fernando Morales played a close game with the French team and finally won with a score of 3-2 (25-23 21-25 17-25 25-22 15-13).

South Korea defeated Thailand in the fourth match of the first week of the World Women’s Volleyball League held on the 20th of last month, breaking its 30-game losing streak since 2021. They fell into a five-game losing streak again, but defeated France on the same day to break the losing streak and won the second victory of this year’s tournament (8 losses and 6 points). This ranking ranks 14th among the 16 participating countries. France (5 points) and Bulgaria (3 points), which won only one game, ranked 15th and 16th respectively.

The South Korean team took the lead in the first set, but lost the second and third sets in succession and fell into a defensive position.

However, the atmosphere changed after winning again in the fourth set. At 19-20, Kang Suhui (Korea Expressway Corporation) and Moon Ji-yun (GS Caltex) scored consecutive points to establish the rhythm, and then, at 23-22, Jung Ji-yun (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) tied the score. Set point. Lee Da-hyun (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) ended the game with a direct kill.

The Korean team dragged the match into five sets, showing a tenacious fighting spirit. At 13-13, Pyo Seung-ju (Jung Kwan-jang) shocked his opponent with his serve and took the lead. Pyo Seung-ju ended the match with a serve point on the match point.

The South Korean team defeated the French team with 14-9 blocking points and 8-3 serving points.

Jung Ji-yoon scored 20 points, Kang So-hui assisted with 18 points, Jung Ho-young (Jeong-kwanjang) scored 12 points, and Lee Da-hyun scored 10 points.

(Seoul = Newsis)