3 wins in a row despite Araujo’s injury… Park Cheol-woo, coach of Woori Card, said, “I played team volleyball.”

Coach Park Cheol-woo of Woori Card, a men's professional volleyball team that won three consecutive games in the opening game, expressed satisfaction with the performance of domestic players who filled the gap due to injury of the team's foreign main player.

After winning the 2026-2027 HK Heungkuk Finance V League men's home game against Korean Air with a set score of 3-2 held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 11th, Coach Park said, "The players who played today played very well. The players really played the team's volleyball."

On this day, Woori Card faced a situation where Rafael Araujo (registered name Araujo) was replaced during the second set due to knee pain.

Coach Park explained, "I've been taking care of my knee since it was in bad condition before this season. I heard it didn't feel good today, so I think I need to get it checked."

He added, “I thought it would be better to manage it and prepare for the next game,” and added, “The other players played very well, so we played without difficulty.”

In fact, Kim Dong-young, who replaced Araujo in the second set, scored 16 points, Han Seong-jeong added 18 points, and Park Jin-woo and Kim Hyeong-geun added 12 points each to lead the victory.

Coach Park said, "I thought that setter Han Tae-jun could lead the game as long as he was good at receiving," and "Kim Dong-young is not a player without ability. Although he is small in height, he has quick legs and is sufficiently competitive. He has the advantage of speed, so I thought I could play more diversely with Han Tae-jun."

On the other hand, Korean Air suffered two consecutive losses by making 34 errors, including 16 errors in serving, which is the most for any team in the regular league this season.

Coach Headwiz explained the increase in errors, saying, "In the first set, I read the opposing setter Taejun Han's game management well and recorded 6 blocks, but I was shaken in the second set because I was not able to achieve the same efficiency."

Regarding the loss in the 5th set, he added, "Even when we shook the opponent's reception with a good serve, Woori Card handled difficult balls well. We played a good game, but our opponent played better. I want to applaud Woori Card for winning without Araujo."