South Korea, coached by Shin Seok-gyo, defeated Malaysia 4-3 in their men's hockey Group B match at the Archer Canal Sports Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on Tuesday.

With the win, South Korea improved to 3-1-1 and have a better chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals, which are awarded to the second best team in the group.

South Korea, Malaysia and China are considered the 'big three' in Group B. South Korea had come from behind to lose 2-3 to China two days earlier and needed to win today to have any hope of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

With Malaysia ranked 10th and Korea 13th in the world, it was a tough matchup for us to win.

Tied 3-3, Korea conceded a penalty stroke to Malaysia with about seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, but goalkeeper Kim Jae-hyun (Seongnam City Hall) saved the day.

Korea responded with a penalty stroke with five minutes left in the game, which was converted by Yang Ji-hoon (Gimhae City Hall) for the final goal.

Malaysia immediately celebrated after scoring the equaliser, but we were also lucky that the goal was nullified due to a foul before it went in.

This means that Korea will now have to win their final group game against Oman on 2 October to qualify for the quarter-finals.

If Korea defeats Oman, they will go 4-1, and if China wins or draws the Malaysia-China match on the same day, China will top the group and Korea will finish second.

If Malaysia defeats China, South Korea, Malaysia, and China will be tied for first place with four points.

In this case, goal differential is taken into account, which is currently +20 for Korea, +25 for Malaysia, and +15 for China.

The goal differential is based on South Korea beating Oman and China losing to Malaysia. South Korea will move ahead of China in goal difference and finish at least second in the group. 토토사이트