Woori Card’s ‘Slovenia Express’ Matej Kok showed off a strong serve that overwhelmed ‘Cuba Express’ Leo.
In particular, the strong serve ace that came out of a decisive game with a relatively small number of errors aroused admiration.
Woori Card played an away game against OK Financial Group in the 2023-24 V-League held at Ansan Sangnoksu Indoor Stadium on December 3 바카라사이트닷컴
with a set score of 3 to 2 (25-21, 21-25 25-19, 28-30, 15- 13) and won.
Woori Card, which achieved its 10th win of the season with this victory
maintained its lead in the league with 10 wins and 3 losses (27 points) on the season.
Woori Card achieved its first win after two consecutive losses against OK Financial Group this season
led by Mattei, who scored 42 points (55.38% scoring success rate), 4 serve aces, and 2 blocks.
Woori Card coach Shin Young-cheol said after the game, “We showed the players the direction of the opponent’s attack
but their blocking performance continued to decline. He pointed that out ahead of the 5th set.
Still, the preparation, attitude, and passion to win for the first time against OK Financial Group led to a good result
he said, rejoicing.
Coach Shin continued, “Through the meeting, Matei must have realized more than before how to make the ball go that way. Our team also knows very well that Matei’s biggest strength is his serve.
He gave his thumbs up, saying, “It was the most effective at the decisive moment of the 5th set today.”
Matei was recently known to have suffered from otolithiasis
raising concerns from the outside world.
Otolithiasis is a disease that causes problems when the otoliths (stones)
that maintain the sense of balance in the vestibular organ inside the ear move out of their original position due to physical symptoms or external shock.
When otoliths leave the vestibular system, they affect nerves depending on the posture of the head
causing rotational dizziness.
Matei said, “I have no symptoms of otolithiasis at all right now.
When he experienced the symptoms, he suffered from motion sickness, lethargy, and even vomiting
making it very difficult. Fortunately, there are no problems now,” he said.
I am happy that we achieved our first win of the season against OK Financial Group. From the first time we met
I was surprised by the opponent’s play that was unexpected.
Today’s victory was the result of good preparation based on that experience.
Experiencing an away stadium once was also a big help,” he said, nodding.
Mattei emphasized that he focuses on accuracy rather than power when it comes to serving
which is his strength. Matei said, “Even at the end of the 5th set
I didn’t overdo it and focused on making accurate contact.
I had a good feel for my serve since training here at the stadium yesterday, and the results were satisfactory.
The V-League receiving level is generally high, so rather than hitting with 100% power
I focus on hitting 10 targets in a rhythmic manner with the same target,” he explained.
Any foreign player with few errors and a strong spike serve is a talent that any team will inevitably covet.
As voting for the V-League All-Star Game begins, Mattei also expressed his desire to participate in his first All-Star Game.
Matei said, “When I heard about the V-League All-Star Game
it felt like it was being held on a grand scale like the NBA All-Star Game
so I personally really want to be selected.
It’s even more so because I’ve never been selected because there is no All-Star Game in my home country,” he said with a smile.