KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia lost 2-1 to New Zealand before bouncing back to whip Hong Kong 24-0 in the Sultan Nazrin Shah men's international Indoor Tournament at Indera Mulia Stadium in Ipoh today.
Malaysia were in fourth place in the six-teams standings with two wins and two defeats.
Malayisa, who will wrap up their fixtures against table toppers South Africa on Friday, need a win to contend for the bronze medal playoff.
On Monday, Malaysia thrashed Australia 8-2 in the opening match but were edged 7-5 by Namibia next.
Faridzul Afiq gave Malaysia the lead in the ninth minute off a penalty corner but New Zealand fought back to score through Matthew Symonds and Isaac Houlbrooke in the 16th and 33rd respectively.
Results: Hong Kong 0 Namibia 22; Malaysia 1 New Zealand 2; Australia 5 S. Africa 4; Malaysia 24 Hong Kong 0; Namibia 3 S. Africa 5; New Zealand 4 Australia 6.