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Sat, 05/14/2011 - 16:11
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Korea beat Britain 3-1, to play India for 5th place play-off

Ipoh (Malaysia) (PTI) - South Korea defeated
Britain 3-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here
Saturday to set up a fifth-place play-off clash against India.
With this win, South Korea, joint champions with India
last year after the final was disrupted by heavy showers, took
their points tally to seven from six matches and survived
being pushed to the seventh spot by hosts Malaysia.
Malaysia have three points and play Pakistan later
Saturday, but South Korea's victory over Britain made sure
that the home team cannot finish above the Koreans.
The India-South Korea play-off match will be played
Sunday, ahead of the other two fixtures to decide the medal
winners.
South Korea took the initial lead in the 10th minute as
Yoon Sung-Hoon capitalised on a shot from Jeon Byung-Jin.
Britain equalised in the 20th minute from a penalty
corner conversion by Matthew Daly, who sent a drag-flick along
the turf into the right corner of the Korean goal.
South Korea went forward again within three minutes when
Jeon capped his fine solo down the left flank to flick past
the onrushing goalkeeper.
You Hyo-Sik converted a penalty corner in the 41st minute
to make it 3-1 and then their defence thwarted Britain's
effort to earn the victory.

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