Ipoh (Malaysia), May 14 (PTI) South Korea defeated Britain 3-1 in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today 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 today, 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 tomorrow, 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.