MALAYSIA lost to China's Liaoning Club 4-3 in a rain interrupted match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
It was the first defeat for coach Paul Revington's charges as they had beaten the China Club, which has 10 national players, 2-1 and 4-2 in the earlier matches.
The fourth and final match will be held today at 6pm at the same venue.
Malaysia are preparing for the World League Semi-finals which Johor Baru will host from June 29-July 7, which is also a World Cup Qualifier.
Malaysia will open their World League accounts against Pakistan on June 29 in Johor Baru, while the other teams in Group B are England and South Africa.
In Group A are world no 1 Germany, South Korea, Argentina and a yet to be named team, which will be confirmed after the end of the Round 2 which ongoing in Russia now.
Yesterday, Faizal Saari scored off a penalty stroke in the 10th minute, Amin Rahim off a penalty corner direct attempt in the 15th minute while the other goal by Kazamirul Ahmad in the 30th minute.
China scored off Sun Yi (17th) and Hung We (33rd).
After the breather, China scored two more quick goals off a field attempt by Sun Long (39th) and a Sun Yi penalty corner (45th) to seal the match.
After the China friendlies, the national team will leave to South Africa on Sunday to play a Four-Test series against the South African side.