Korean Air defeated KB Insurance in the first leg of the championship match.
Korean Air gave KB Insurance a set score of 3-1 (24-26 25-22 25-23 25-15) in the first leg of the Dodram 2021-22 V League Championship (Best of 3) held at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon on the 5th. won with
With this victory, Korean Air had one win left until the championship.
In the meantime, the V-League men’s team, which had played a championship game with a 3 out of 5 system or a 4 out of 7 system, had a longer period of suspension due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). I reduced it to two wins.
If Korean Air wins the second game at the Uijeongbu Gymnasium on the 7th, it will achieve the combined championship for the second year in a row following the 2020-2021 season.
KB Insurance, which took second place in the regular league, the highest ranking since its foundation, and won the playoffs, and played the first championship game in the club’s history, is aiming for lust two days later.
As the two teams faced each other with 3 wins and 3 losses in the regular league, they fought fiercely that day as well. Although KB Insurance took the first set and caused a surprise, Korean Air showed the power of the winning team in the regular league. Of course, it was a close battle until the 4th set.
For Korean Air, foreign player Lincoln played a major role. Lincoln led the team’s attack with 31 points, followed by Jung Ji-seok and Kwak Seung-seok with 15 points each.
On the other hand, in KB Insurance, foreign player Keita scored 27 points and Kim Jeong-ho scored 15 points, but it might not prevent the team’s defeat.
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