South Korea scored seven goals to Australia's six, but conceded three to their rivals' one -- meaning Sunil Chhetri's first-half penalty for India proved crucial.
India thought they had reduced the deficit seven minutes after halftime but Renedy Singh's effort was ruled to have not crossed the line after hitting the underside of the crossbar, but SunilChhetri immediately made it 4-2 after striker Abhishek Yadav also hit the woodwork.
