"Breaking Up With Elian" Korea Electric Power Corp. and Mateusz, a substitute foreign player, will return to the V-League against OK Savings Bank on the 13th
"Breaking Up With Elian" Korea Electric Power Corp. and Mateusz, a substitute foreign player, will return to the V-League against OK Savings Bank on the 13th
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Suwon KEPCO's Vixtom Volleyball Team terminated its contract with Luis Elian Estrada and hired a new foreign player, Matheus Krouchuk. Matheus will play on Saturday.
"I terminated my contract with Luis Elian Estrada, signed a contract with Matheus Krouchuk and announced his registration as a player. Matheus will participate in today's game," the 안전놀이터 Korea Electric Power Corp. said on Sunday morning.
According to KEPCO officials, Elian was a 2000-year-old Cuban striker who showed good performance with his good height and excellent offense, but he was diagnosed with knee and elbow injuries more than six months ago in the last game against Hyundai Capital Skywalkers and was inevitably unable to play in the V-League anymore.
Elian played three matches in this year's Cup and played in five matches in the 2024-2025 regular season, recording a 50% attack success rate, but broke up with KEPCO. "I conveyed my sincere consolation to Elian and hope to see him again in the V-League after rehabilitation," a KEPCO official said.
Korea Electric Power Corp. said, "Overseas also had a lot of difficulties in finding a replacement player not long after opening the league, but we were able to quickly search for a replacement player and recruit Apogit Spiker Matheus, who has experience in domestic leagues and has proven his skills in many overseas leagues."
Matheus is from Brazil and has experience in the V-League, where he played for KB Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. Coach Kwon Young-min judged that Matheus would be able to put in the game immediately as he played as the main striker in the Qatar League not too long ago.
Coach Kwon Young-min said, "As a result of analyzing Matheus' recent game video, we have high expectations because his offensive technique is good and his strong spike serve is powerful," adding, "We will do our best to reorganize the line by pioneering various offensive routes centered on foreign players and show good performance to fans in the V-League."
Meanwhile, KEPCO will play its home game at OK Savings Bank on Sunday at Suwon Gymnasium. Before the match, KEPCO was ranked fifth with seven wins and six losses and 16 points, while OK Savings Bank was ranked seventh with the lowest score of two wins and 11 losses and nine points.