BHUBANESWAR: It looks like the heartbreak of the crossover loss to Spain has not settled yet, after Malaysia were thrashed 6-3 by South Africa in the ninth-16th classification stage match of the Hockey World Cup at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Thursday (Jan 26).
The South Africans were fast and imperious in the four quarters they played, like a side looking to finish in a respectable position.
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