UTRECHT, May 27: Gritty India went down fighting 2-4 against Asian Champions South Korea to finish without a point in their Pool `B' of the 9th women's World Cup hockey tournament, here today.The Korean scorers were Woo Hyun Jung (2) Lee Eun Young and Choi Kwan Sook. For India, Pritam Thakran scored both the goals. The Asian champions, who led 2-0 at half-time, finished third in the pool with nine points from five outings, having won three matches.
AUSSIES CRUISE: Australia handed out a 3-0 drubbing to Germany en route to the semi-finals of the women's World Cup hockey tournament, here on Tuesday.
The fourth straight win, put the Aussies on 12 points in Pool A, while Germany, on nine points, still need at least a draw with Scotland in their last league game, to qualify for the semis.
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