Korea claim fifth position with 3-1 win over Oman

LAHORE: Two late goals from Cho Suk-Hoon and Yoo Han-Young helped South Korea claim the fifth position in the six-nation Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament with a 2-1 victory over hosts Oman at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman on Friday. The playoff between Korea and Oman was to decide the last two positions between teams that did not make the semi-finals. Korea opened the scoring through a field goal by Hwang Tae-Il in the 14th minute, but Oman equalised within a minute with a penalty corner goal from Ahmed Al Nofali. Despite injuries suffered by three of their strikers, Oman stayed on level terms until the 53rd minute when a goal in open play from Cho got Korea the lead, which was consolidated two minutes later by Yoo to clinch victory. Korea had defeated Oman 4-2 in their previous encounter during the preliminary league of this tournament on Tuesday.