Who can stop Leo. OK Financial Group is on the right track. A miraculous four-game winning streak after six straight losses. Now they're aiming for the top.
OK Financial Group swept the Dodram V League Men's Division in the fourth round of the 2023-2024 season with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23) set score at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on Tuesday.
OK Financial Group, which had fallen into a losing streak and was in the bottom half of the standings, continued its four-game winning streak by defeating Samsung Fire, KEPCO, and Woori Card after a 3-0 sweep against Korean Air on Dec. 29. With the three points, OK Financial Group moved up to fourth place with a season record of 12W10L and 33 points, pushing Hyundai Capital down to fifth place. A top-four finish is no longer out of reach.
Leader Woori Card, on the other hand, has lost three straight games and is in its biggest crisis since the start of the season. They failed to add any points as Samsung Fire and Korean Air continued to chase them. Their season record is 15W7D with 42 points.
OK Financial Group's recent upswing is not unrelated to the awakening of their main striker, Leo. As Leo has reduced his errors and picked up his scoring pace, the team's overall balance has improved. "Leo's increased success rate in attacking is the secret to the team's recent rise," analyzed coach Ogino Massa.
Leo also neutralized Woori Card's defense on this day. From the beginning of the first set, they racked up points in a furious manner. Woori Card tried their best to contain Leo, but it didn't work. 온라인카지노 Leo had his best game of the day, landing multiple service aces early in the match. Chae-hwan also helped out by playing his best game since returning from injury.
Leo, who had already surpassed the 20-point mark in the second set, set the tone for the team's dominance. Things didn't go as planned for Woori Card, as they conceded one side goal after another. Coach Shin Young-cheol also called for operational time in every crisis and emphasized to his players that they shouldn't "keep losing".
OK Financial Group, which led by a comfortable margin in the middle of the second set, faltered due to a series of errors, while Woori Card fought hard, but it was not enough to overturn the deficit. At the end of the second set, Leo and Jin Sang-heon scored to win both the first and second sets.
After reorganizing their lineup, Woori Card succeeded in blocking Leo's attacks from the middle of the second set, and in the beginning of the third set, they took a comfortable lead for the first time in the match, 6-2, thanks to a block by Mattei, followed by consecutive points from Lee Sang-hyun and Kim Ji-han.
However, Leo came back to life, and Chae Hwan made a block against Matei to tie the game at 9-9. A close game ensued. Woori Card put pressure on OK Financial Group as their blocking came alive.
The match went to a fourth set as Woori Card clinched the third set. The fourth set was a close one as Woori Card also increased their attacking success rate to the 50s. Leo had already surpassed 30 points at the beginning of the fourth set.
This time, OK Financial Group's height came to life. They blocked the opponent's attack with continuous blocking and gradually increased the score difference. Woori Card fought hard to get to the last point with another iron wall blocking and focused digs, but they couldn't get over the hump. OK Financial Group scored the game-winning point through Leo 'The Fixer'. After video review, Leo's foul was disallowed, ending the game in dramatic fashion. Leo finished with 36 points.