18 Mar 2013

Black Sticks beaten by South Korea

11:17 am on 18 March 2013

The New Zealand men's hockey team has finished fourth at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Malaysia.

The Black Sticks were beaten 2-1 by South Korea in the bronze medal match.

The Koreans opened the scoring from a penalty corner just before half-time, while the New Zealanders replied via Stephen Jenness from a penalty corner just after the break.

The Koreans scored the winner 12 minutes from full-time.

Meanwhile the world champions Australia scored with four seconds left on the clock to beat hosts Malaysia 3-2 in the final.