Ipoh: A late goal by Argentina's Lucas Rafael Rossi knocked China out of the 16th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup eight-nation men's hockey tournament at Poh on Monday.
Rossi's 63rd minute strike gave Argentina 3-2 win and all but guaranteed the South Americans a spot in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Rodrigo Nicolas Vila (13th and 32nd) had struck twice while China's replies came from Xian Tang Liu (25th) and Yi Song (59th).
It was Argentina's second victory in the four-team Group A following their 1-0 verdict against Australia on Sunday.
China, who went down 5-4 to India, thus crashed to their second defeat in as many matches.
The match was close as China twice came from behind before Rossi slammed home in the 63rd to seal the issue for Argentina.
Argentina were on the attack from the start and Vila put them ahead in the 13th minute with a reverse hit after being put through by Manuel Brunet who had broken through down the middle.
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