The Indian women’s hockey team continued its unbeaten run and defeated South Korea 3-0 here on Friday to enter the semi-finals of the FIH Junior World Cup for only the second time.

The Indians, who topped the pool stage with an all-win record, scored through Mumtaz Khan (11th minute), Lalrindiki (15th) and Sangita Kumari (41st) to emerge winners in the quarter final match.

India’s best result in the tournament remains the bronze-medal finish at the 2013 edition in Monchengladbach, Germany, where they defeated England 3-2 in a shootout following a 1-1 stalemate in regulation time.

Against the Koreans, India made a sedate start but found their footing 10 minutes into the game. The Indians used their speed and defence-splitting runs to trouble the Korean backline, which resulted in two penalty corners, the first of which was capitalised by Mumtaz.

It was Olympian Sharmila Devi’s brilliant run and a resultant pass that created the short corner for India and Mumtaz deflected home skipper Salima Tete’s slap for her sixth goal of the tournament.

Seconds from the end of the first quarter, Lalrindiki doubled India’s lead by tapping in a rebound.