The last-minute goal from Hyun Woo Nam helped Korea edge Argentina in a Pool A thriller at the National Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.
After a goal-less first half, the second half provided all the entertainment. Facundo Callioni put the South Americans ahead in the 53rd minute before Nam Yong Lee and Nam scored in last ten minutes to lead the Koreans to their first win in the tournament.
The match ended on a dramatic note as Sung Hoon Yoon, in the dying moments of the match, appealed for a penalty corner after the umpire whistled in the Argentines' favour. Video referral came into picture, overruling the umpire's decision. Nam did not miss what would certainly have been the Koreans' last chance as his low strike went past the South American goalie Juan Tomas Espinosa.
However, it was Callioni who drew first blood for Argentina as he slotted in a Juan Martin Lopez assist. Nine minutes later Lee scored his second goal of the tournament to equalize for Korea as he directed Jyo Sik You's pass into the goal with utmost ease.
The first half was of wasted opportunities for both teams. Coming on the back of a 3-0 defeat in their last match against Netherlands, Argentina could easily have scored two goals had it not been for a bad finishing from Luca Martin Vila on both the occasions.
In the 27th minute, all he had to do was tap in a Pedro Ibarra cross from 25 yards but he failed to reach the ball in time. The very next minute he again muffed it up as he lost the control of the ball in front of the Korean goalie after doing all the hard work of getting past a couple of Argentine defenders.
Earlier, Korea's second penalty corner in the 5th minute almost put them ahead but an alert Espinosa dived to his left to parry the scorcher from Hye Sung Hyun.
Korea next play New Zealand on Friday while Argentina take on defending champions Germany.
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