THE Malaysian women's hockey team lost 2-1 to Italy in the quarter-finals of the Champions Challenge II in Vienna, Austria yesterday.
It was a close call, as the Italians only managed to score off Alessia Padalino in the 32nd minute. Alessia again scored in the 54th minute, but Fazilla Sylvester Silin pulled one back in the 64th minute.
Time ran out on the Malaysian side, and now they will play in the fifth-eighth classification match agaist hosts Austria.
RESULTS -- Q-finals: Malaysia 1 Italy 2, Belarus 4 Austria 1, Chile 3 Russia 2, Belgium 1 Canada 0.
TODAY: Classification Fifth-Eighth -- Russia v Canada, Malaysia v Austria.
TOMORROW: Semi-finals -- Chile v Belgium, Italy v Belarus.
