
Hyundai Capital takes first place in the league by beating OK Savings Bank 3-1... Korea Expressway Corporation defeated CheongKwanJang 3-0
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Hyundai Capital recorded three consecutive wins after losing in the opening game and was at the top of the league leaderboard. Korea Expressway Corporation also won three consecutive wins and joined the race for the top ranking.
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Hyundai Capital won with a set score of 3-1 (25-23 18-25 25-23 25-16) in the visiting match against OK Savings Bank in the 2026-2027 HK Heungkuk Finance V-League Men's Division held at Gangseo Gymnasium in Busan on the 12th.
Hyundai Capital, which lost to Korean Air with a set score of 0-3 in the opening match, won all three games it played and became first with 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points).
After winning the first game, OK Savings Bank suffered two consecutive losses, dropping to 1 win and 2 losses (3 points).
Hyundai Capital led the way to victory with Asia Quarter's Jang Chuan scoring 28 points and 5 blocking goals.
In addition, Leonardo Leyva Martinez (registered name Leo) also scored 24 points, showing off a powerful pair of guns for Hyundai Capital.
OK Savings Bank, which had registered setter Kwak Myeong-woo, who was in self-reflection after receiving a one-year suspension, as a player, did not use him in the game that day.
The joys of the two teams, who had split the first and second sets, were divided in the watershed third set.
Hyundai Capital faced a crisis by allowing the score to be tied 21-21 due to OK Savings Bank's strong counterattack in the second half of the third set.
However, with the game tied at 23-23, Kim Jin-young blocked the opponent's quick attack in the phase with a decisive blocking, and OK Savings Bank Cha Ji-hwan's open attack error added to the third set at 25-23.
Hyundai Capital, who immediately turned the tide, took the 4th set 25-16 and completed their 3rd consecutive win.
At Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon, Korea Expressway Corporation defeated the home team Cheong Kwan Jang with a set score of 3-0 (25-23 25-21 25-14) and won three games in a row.
Korea Expressway Corporation, with 3 wins and 1 loss (9 points), was ranked 2nd in the league after IBK Industrial Bank (3 wins, 9 points).
CheongKwanJang is in 5th place with 1 win and 2 losses (3 points).
Letizia Moma Basoko (registered name Moma) scored the most points of both teams with 20 points, while Uchiseto Mami (registered name Mami, 13 points) and Kang So-hwi (registered name Mami, 11 points) helped form the triangle.
Korea Expressway Corporation, which won the 1st and 2nd sets, took the win early on in the 3rd set, widening the score gap thanks to the outstanding performance of MoMA and Kang So-hwi Ssangpo and solid defensive organization.
Afterwards, with Lee Yun-jeong's serve, they comfortably won the third set at 25-14, ending the game with a 3-0 set score.

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