India were outplayed for the second time in a week by Korea as they lost 2-5 to the East Asians in their first match of the second leg of the Four Nation Hockey tournament in Darwin on Wednesday.
India had lost 1-4 in the Perth leg of the Four Nation Hockey and on Wednesday the match followed a similar pattern to the previous encounter with Korea scoring early to stamp their authority on the match.
The Koreans, who led 3-0 at half time, scored in the 4th, 13th, 23rd, 36th and 65th minutes while the Indians found the target in the 55th and 70th minutes.