IPOH, Malaysia – South Korea demolished Asian champion Pakistan 4-0, while top seed Britain lost 2-3 to Argentina, in a day of upsets at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Monday.
The results catapult Argentina to second place in the rankings, with six points from four games, behind New Zealand.

Nam Hyun-woo opened the scoring for South Korea before converting a penalty corner to make it 2-0. The third goal came in the 49th minute from You Hyo-sik. Hyun Hye-sung scored the final goal to seal the match for South Korea.

It was its 14th win over the Pakistan in 56 meetings. Eleven of the matches had ended in a draw.

In another upset, Argentina beat tournament favorite Britain, which is ranked fourth in the world.

Argentina’s Matias Paredes opened the scoring before Ashley Jackson converted a penalty corner to equalize for Britain.

But the Argentinians quickly regained control, with Paredes scoring again and Lucas Cammareri giving the South American team a 3-1 lead.

Britain pulled one back when Jackson converted another penalty corner in the 65th minute, but by this time the game already appeared over. Britain, which narrowly beat India Sunday and has also drawn with hosts Malaysia, now has four points.

In the last match Monday, India kept alive its chance of a place in the final with a 3-2 win over Malaysia, the only team in the tournament which has not qualified for the Olympics.

The Indians dominated play in the early stages with goals from Danish Mujtaba and Shivendra Singh until Malaysia’s Muhamad Amin Rahim scored.

But Tushar Khandker restored India’s two-goal lead in the 43rd minute so that even another goal from Malaysia’s Muhamad Fitri Saari couldn’t change the outcome.
India has six points from four matches after two wins and two defeats and currently rank third in the table. — AFP