Published: March 12, 2010

NEW DELHI: New Zealand has defeated South Africa 5-4 on penalties in the playoff for ninth at the field hockey World Cup.

Andrew Hayward's third penalty corner goal with no time left at the end of regulation made it 4-4 and sent Friday's match into extra time, where the teams could not produce another goal.

Then they went to penalty strokes, and both teams missed one early.

At 4-4, Lloyd Madsen missed for South Africa but Dean Couzins caught South Africa goalie Erasmus Pieterse diving the other way to seal the marathon win.

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