Kakamigahara (Japan), May 31: The Indian women’s hockey team registered a convincing 3-1 victory over Korea in their second Pool A match of the U-18 Asia Cup here on Sunday.
Riding on goals from Nousheen Naz, Shruti Kumari and Kiran Ekka, India maintained their winning momentum in the tournament following their opening-day triumph over Malaysia.
India made a bright start and earned a penalty stroke in the opening quarter. Nousheen (4th minute) stepped up and calmly converted the opportunity to hand India an early 1-0 lead. In the 21st minute, Shruti found the back of the net with a fine field goal, giving India a comfortable 2-0 cushion heading into the half-time break.
Korea reduced the deficit in the third quarter when Gyeongmin Ryu scored in the 41st minute.
However, India restored their two-goal advantage when Kiran, who was also named player-of-the-match, successfully converted a penalty corner in the 43rd minute. (PTI)
