Malaysia's Mohd Faizal Saari makes a diving tackle on South Africa's Brandon Panther during their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey match in Ipoh on Thursday. Malaysia won 3-2 with Faizal scoring the winning goal. - SAIFUL BAHRI/The Star
IPOH: National chief coach K. Dharmaraj gambled by fielding five newcomers and it paid off handsomely as Malaysia edged South Africa 3-2 in their opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
Malaysia, ranked 13th in the world, led twice against world No. 12 South Africa in the closely-contested match at the Azlan Shah Stadium on Friday.
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