Na Hyun-soo Scores 12 Points as S. Korea Defeats Indonesia 3-1 in Women's Volleyball Friendly

The South Korean women's national volleyball team, ranked 30th in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rankings, secured a comeback victory against Indonesia (ranked 60th), winning three consecutive sets after dropping the first.

Led by head coach Cha Sang-hyun, the women's national team won the first friendly match against Indonesia with a set score of 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-15) held at the Jecheon Gymnasium in North Chungcheong Province today.

South Korea was led by opposite spiker Na Hyun-soo and middle blocker Lee Da-hyun, who scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

South Korea outperformed Indonesia in overall attacking indicators, leading in attack points (54-35), blocks (14-6), and service aces (8-3).

However, South Korea committed 29 errors, which was 7 more than Indonesia's 22.

Indonesia put up a fight with Arsela Nuari Purnama and Azzahra Dwi Febyane, who scored 8 points each.

South Korea stumbled in the first set, racking up 8 errors.

After trailing 8-9, they scored 6 consecutive points to turn the game around to 14-9, but failed to shake off Indonesia's chase.

At 20-23, they scored 3 consecutive points to tie the game at 23-23, but gave up the final 2 points to lose the opening set.

South Korea regained momentum in the second set.

They scored 5 points through blocking alone to level the match.

Leading 16-11, they scored 4 consecutive points to reach the 20-point mark first.

Although they allowed Indonesia 4 consecutive points from set point at 24-16, they secured the second set when the opponent failed to defend Jung Yoon-joo's attack.

Having seized control of the flow, South Korea strongly pressured Indonesia in the third set.

Leading 14-11, they scored 6 consecutive points to pull ahead 20-11 and secure the momentum, and made the set score 2-1 with Park Eun-seo's successful attack at 24-13.

In the fourth set as well, they pulled away early, spearheaded by Park Eun-seo, who scored 4 points.

At match point (24-15), they sealed the victory following the opponent's service error.

The national team, which had struggled on the international stage following the retirement of the "golden generation" including Kim Yeon-koung and Yang Hyo-jin, laid the groundwork for a rebound by winning all 7 matches at the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup last month.

The national team will play their second friendly match against Indonesia at the same venue the day after tomorrow, and wrap up this friendly series with the third match on the 26th.

They will then compete sequentially in the East Asian Championship and the Asian Championship in August, before challenging for a medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September.

(Photo: Provided by the Korea Volleyball Association, Yonhap News)
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