Jincheon (Korea), May 24 : The Indian Women’s Hockey team lost 0-4 to hosts S Korea in the third and the final match here on Friday.
India had earlier registered two back-to-back wins but could not muster a third win to end the series with 2-1 victory over the hosts.
The hosts created as many as five PCs in the match and converted one in the 29th minute. Jang Heesan was the one to score first followed which the Indian team conceded back-to-back goals in the 41st minute through Kim Hyunji and Kang Jina.
The 0-3 lead dented India’s comeback into the match while Lee Yuri’s goal in the 53rd minute sealed the match for the hosts.
Indian striker Lalremsiami also completed her 50th International Match for India.
“The learning process is always with ups and downs and Friday was one such experience where we had to deal with setbacks early on and could not recover. But this does not mean we won’t learn from this experience,” stated Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne after the match.
“S Korea is a good team and on Friday they were much better than us. But I am happy with our performances in the first two matches. And now we know what we must improve upon to be fully prepared for the FIH Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019,” he further added.
