South Korea stunned 2016 Olympic champions Argentina in the penalty
shootout to book a quarterfinal berth, while Germany also reached the last
eight stage after an easy 5-1 win over France in the FIH Men’s Hockey World
Cup in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The South Koreans, who had finished third in
Pool B, won 3-2 in the penalty shootout after the two sides were locked 5-5
in regulation time in an entertaining and high high-scoring crossover match
at the near-full Kalinga Stadium.They rode on an inspired performance from their 38-year-old veteran Jang
Jonghyun, who converted two penalty corners.
Veteran captain Lee Nam Yong, 39, was also among the scorers as he struck
the equalising goal in the 56th minute while Kim Sunghyun (18th) and Jeong
Junwoo (20th) scored the other goals for the South Koreans in the
regulation time. Nicolas Keenan (21st and 47th minutes) as well as Nicolas
Della Torre (24th and 41st) struck twice each for Argentina while Maico
Casella (8th minute) scored the other goal in the regulation time. South
Korea remained the only Asian country in the quarterfinals and will face
Pool C toppers the Netherlands on Wednesday.
shootout to book a quarterfinal berth, while Germany also reached the last
eight stage after an easy 5-1 win over France in the FIH Men’s Hockey World
Cup in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The South Koreans, who had finished third in
Pool B, won 3-2 in the penalty shootout after the two sides were locked 5-5
in regulation time in an entertaining and high high-scoring crossover match
at the near-full Kalinga Stadium.They rode on an inspired performance from their 38-year-old veteran Jang
Jonghyun, who converted two penalty corners.
Veteran captain Lee Nam Yong, 39, was also among the scorers as he struck
the equalising goal in the 56th minute while Kim Sunghyun (18th) and Jeong
Junwoo (20th) scored the other goals for the South Koreans in the
regulation time. Nicolas Keenan (21st and 47th minutes) as well as Nicolas
Della Torre (24th and 41st) struck twice each for Argentina while Maico
Casella (8th minute) scored the other goal in the regulation time. South
Korea remained the only Asian country in the quarterfinals and will face
Pool C toppers the Netherlands on Wednesday.
