Published>Tue, Mar 02 10 02:06 PM
Holders Germany rallied after being outpaced early on by South Korea to draw their opening league match 2-2 at the men's hockey World Cup on Monday.
The top Asian outfit scored two goals in the first 15 minutes to put Olympic champions Germany under pressure in the absence of several experienced players.
Florian Fuchs and Benjamin Wess scored in the second half for Germany, the world's top-ranked team who are aiming for a third straight world title.
Penalty corner specialist Taeke Taekema scored a hat-trick to lead Netherlands to a 3-0 victory over Argentina and New Zealand beat Canada 3-2 in the other two pool A matches at the Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium.
Hyun Hye-sung put the Koreans 1-0 up through a penalty corner in the third minute and Lee Nam-yong scored off a spectacular reverse hit in the 15th minute to stun the Germans, who squandered five penalty corners in the first half.
However, Germany, who lost 5-3 to Korea in the Champions Trophy in December, found their bearings after regrouping at the break.
Fuchs scored an opportunistic goal and Wess knocked home the equaliser with 12 minutes remaining as Germany took advantage of Korea's defensive approach in the second half.
Ryan Archibald scored a stunning field goal with four minutes left to give New Zealand a dramatic victory over Canada after trailing 2-1 at half time.
Taekema was in spectacular form as he converted three penalty corners to give the Dutch a winning start.
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