PETALING JAYA: Malaysia lost 1-0 to New Zealand in the Group B match of the women's World Hockey League Semi-Finals in Brussels on Tuesday.
Olivia Merry netted the only goal of the match in the fifth minute.
It was Malaysia's fourth-straight defeat and saw the team finish last in the group.
World No. 22 Malaysia will now face world No. 17 Scotland in the play-off for ninth place at the Fullon Stadium on Thursday.
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