Striker Deepika converted a penalty stroke three minutes from the final hooter to add to her previous strike and lead India to a tense 3-2 win over South Korea in the women’s Asian Champions Trophy here on Tuesday.

India start strong

India raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half through goals from Sangita Kumari (3rd minute) and Deepika (20th) before the Koreans mounted a strong comeback in the third quarter and drew parity with goals from Yuri Lee (34th) and skipper Eunbi Cheon (38th). The match headed for an exciting finish with both teams pushing for that deciding goal. However, it was Deepika, who scored from the spot to seal India’s second consecutive victory in the tournament. India had defeated Malaysia 4-0 in their opener on Monday.