Korea untroubled against Kazakhstan as star players rested

Korea, minus star player Kim Yeon-Koung, has had a comfortable 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-21) win over Kazakhstan to further consolidate its chances of Olympic qualification.

Yeon-Koung started the match, but coach Lee Jungchul took her out of the match early in the second set to give her some much needed rest.

Kazakhstan also left two of its best players out of the match, with captain Radmila Beresneva and Kristina Anikonova spending the entire game watching on from the players pen.

On paper it looked like a very uneven match-up, with Korea posting impressive wins over The Netherlands and Japan in their last two outings, and Kazakhstan winless after three matches.

Kazakhstan showed patches of strong play, drawing equal with Korea at 11-all before fading to lose the set 25-16.

Yang Hyo-Jin had an impressive opening set for Korea, finishing with eight points, including two blocks, while Yeon-Koung finished with four points and spent some rare time on the …

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