Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Korea Script Fighting Victory Over Poland

The 2-2 lead set up an exciting second half and the third quarter saw Korea snatching back the lead in the 33rd minute through Hyunwoo. They earned two  successive penalty corners three minutes later, but failed to capitalise. Korea ended with a 3-2 lead after the completion of the third quarter.

Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: Korea Script Fighting Victory Over Poland

Korea registered a fighting 3-2 victory over Poland in a keenly contested 9th to 12th place match of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior world Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Both the teams started with some skillful hockey and flawless shot passes. However, Korea were rewarded with a penalty corner in the 12th minute of the match and Hong Jinyoung dully converted it in a controlled manner to open the account for them. The first quarter went in favour of the Korean team with a 1-0 lead.