[Asian Games] Women's Volleyball Wins in First South-North Match in 6 Years... Preparing for 5th-8th Place Playoffs

The South Korean women's volleyball team narrowly won in the inter-Korean match held for the first time in six years.

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Led by coach Cesar Gonzalez, the South Korean team came from behind to defeat North Korea 3-1 in sets (19-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-20) in the second match of Group E in the quarterfinal round of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held on the 5th at the Changqian Gymnasium of Hangzhou Normal University in China. South Korea finished third in Group E and will play the loser of the Taiwan-Kazakhstan match on the 6th in the classification match for 5th to 8th place.

Having lost to China and Vietnam on the previous day and failing to advance to the semifinals, the two Koreas faced each other for the first time in six years since the 2017 Asian Championship in September. South Korea dropped the first set to North Korea but managed to even the score in the second set, then decisively took the third set to move one step closer to victory. In the final moments of the fourth set, Kang Sohwi (GS Caltex) secured the win with consecutive points. Kang Sohwi led the victory with 24 points, supported by Pyo Seungju (12 points, IBK Industrial Bank) and Lee Seonwoo (11 points, Jeong Kwan Jang). On the North Korean side, Kim Hyunju led the attack with 22 points.

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