Malaysia made it to quarter-finals defeating New Zealand in Hockey World Cup

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Malaysia defeated New Zealand in Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023 in Odisha will see Pool C teams Malaysia vs New Zealand clash in Bhubaneswar. In this match played at 1 pm, Malaysia beat New Zealand 3-2.

In this match played at the Kalinga International Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Malaysia kept the pressure on New Zealand from the beginning. In the first quarter of the match, Malaysia took the lead by scoring 1 goal. Malaysia scored the first goal in the 8th minute itself. Sari Faizal scored this goal. After this, Malaysia scored the second goal in the 42nd minute of the match. This goal was scored by Rahim Rajel and gave Malaysia a 2-0 lead. And, in the 56th minute, Sari Fazal increased the pressure on New Zealand by scoring the third goal.

But, New Zealand also died. New Zealand did try to come back. New Zealand tried to make a comeback in the fourth quarter of the match and also scored 2 goals. For New Zealand, Phillips Hayden scored in the 51st minute of the game and Sam Lane scored the second goal in the 52nd minute.

After today’s win, Malaysia has moved to the second position in the points table in Pool C with 2 wins and one loss. Whereas, New Zealand is in the third position with 1 win and 2 losses.

Malaysia defeated New Zealand in Hockey World Cup

Malaysia vs New Zealand statistics
The history of the World Cup confirms that a total of 25 matches have been played between Malaysia and New Zealand so far. New Zealand won 13 and Malaysia won 6 matches and 6 were drawn. The last match between these two countries was played on 20 August 2019. In that encounter, New Zealand defeated Malaysia 3–1. Talking about the World Cup, Malaysia, and New Zealand faced each other twice, in 1975 and 1998. The Men’s Hockey World Cup, 1975 ended in a 0-0 draw and the Men’s Hockey World Cup, 1998 saw New Zealand defeat Malaysia 3-2. Today, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, Malaysia took revenge for that defeat in the match played in India. And, has made it to the quarterfinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023.

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