Incheon, Mar 6:
The Indian women’s hockey team edged past Korea by 3-2 in an absorbing contest to grab a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, here today.
The South Koreans came from behind twice in the match but India had the last laugh by keeping their nerve.
Goals for India were scored by Poonam Rani (6th minute), skipper Rani (27th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (32nd minute) while Yurim Lee (10th) and Jungeun Seo (31st) scored for the hosts.
With India’s confidence high after their 1-0 victory in the first match yesterday, they started the first quarter aggressively by making attacking forays inside the opposition’s half. They were rewarded for their efforts when Poonam scored to give her side the lead.
South Korea also had chances in the first quarter and were awarded two Penalty Corners. (PTI)
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