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.
"We played the first half well, but Germany came back hard in the second half," South Korea coach Shin Seok-kyo said.
"I must admit, we were lucky to draw this match," Germany captain Max Muller said. "But we're happy with the way we have managed to fight back and create chances.
"But we must improve our penalty corners. We wasted six today. That is something we can't afford to do in our remaining matches."
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