Three goals in the final nine minutes gave Pakistan the full points. In their opening match Pakistan had defeated New Zealand 4-2.

Korea had the first look at goal in the third minute as Kim Young Jin picked up a pass from Jang Jong Hyun in the semi circle with defenders Muhammad Imran and Syed Kashif Shah caught napping.

But Pakistani keeper Imran Shah was quick of the blocks to thwart Kim.

At the other end Muhammad Umar Bhutta came close in the sixth minute as he was a trifle slow to connect a cross from the left by Muhammad Zubair.

Korea went ahead in the 14th minute when Kim Young Jin played a neat 1-2 with Jang Jong Hyun before slotting it past a despairing Imran.

Though Pakistan were awarded two penalty corners in quick succession, in the 18th and 19th minutes, both Sohail Abbas and Muhammad Imran could not find the mark.

However an uncharacteristic mistake in defence by the Koreans allowed Zubair to pick up the ball before relaying it to Rehan Butt who sent in a reverse stick hit through the pads of Korean custodian Lee Myung Ho and Pakistan were on level terms in the 21st minute.

But Korea went 2-1 ahead in the 46th minute when off another set piece from a penalty corner, Young Jin scored.

The tide turned in the 61st minute when Sohail scored off a penalty corner. And two minutes later he sent in a cross to Abdul Haseem Khan who made it 3-2 in favour of Pakistan.

Waqas Akbar made sure Pakistan got all three points scoring just ten seconds before time.