메이저사이트 The South Korean women’s volleyball team, led by head coach Cesar Hernández González, lost its second match of the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification.
The 36th-ranked Koreans fell 1-3 (22-25 26-24 21-25 9-25) to the seventh-ranked Poles in the second match of Group C of the Paris Olympic Qualification on Monday (Aug. 18) in Łódź, Poland. It was the second straight loss for South Korea, which also lost the first match to Italy in a shutout.
Kang So-hwi (GS Caltex) scored 16 points and Pyo Seung-ju (IBK) added 15 points. Unlike their lethargic performance in the first game, South Korea battled to the end, but couldn’t get past Poland.
They were down 11-18 in the first set, but rallied back to 22-24 to threaten Poland. In the second set, she fell behind by six points but closed the gap to level the score at 21-21. A deuce ended the set to level the match.
However, they had to settle for the second set, which they fought back to the end, but the Poles were too focused and ended the match.
South Korea will play Germany in the third round on June 19 at 6:30 pm.
Meanwhile, South Korea will have to finish in the top two of the eight teams in Pool C, facing Italy, Poland, Germany, USA, Colombia, Thailand and Slovenia, to qualify for the Paris Olympics.