Bangladesh oust Thailand

India become Pool A champs

Ashraful Islam scored twice and Milon Hossain scored a goal to steer Bangladesh to a 3-1 victory over Thailand in the 2018 Asian Games men’s hockey Pool B game at the Hockey Stadium, Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta yesterday.

In the first two quarters of the match both teams failed to score but Bangladesh took the lead in the third quarter when Ashraful Islam scored a goal from a penalty corner in the 34th minutes.

Six minutes later, Ashraful Islam again scored from a penalty corner to double the lead for Bangladesh.  

In the fourth quarter, Thailand’s Borirak Harpan made it 2-1 by scoring in the 46th minute.

Bangladesh played more offensively after conceding the goal and launched an attack through Mainul Islam but Thailand’s goalkeeper Suriphong Jongjum saved the shot.

Later in the 54th minute Milon Hossain scored the third and last goal for Bangladesh to make the final score 3-1.     

After a crushing defeat against Malaysia in the previous game, this win against Thailand gives Gobinathan Krishnamurthy’s team the much needed a boost to stay in the competition. They started the campaign of Asian Games on a high note as they won their matches against Oman and Kazakhstan respectively and the red and greens now have three wins out of four games.

Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in their final group match of the competition tomorrow.

  Meanwhile, India became Pool A champions beating South Korea 5-3 in their fourth match and so far earned full 12 points. Japan also kept their hopes alive for a last four place after crushing Hong Kong 13-0 on Sunday. Japan also earned nine points like South Korea from four  group matches. On the other hand Oman posted their first win with a 4-0 win over Kazakhstan.

ARCHERY

Bangladeshi archers participated in two events  and failed qualify for the next rounds in the 2018 Asian Games yesterday. Bangladesh participated in the women’s team compound and men’s team compound where they lost to Indonesia in the both events.

In the Women’s Team Compound, Indonesia won the game by scoring 222 as Bangladesh team consisting of Roksana Akter, Bonna Akhter and Suma Biswas scored 208.

In the Men’s Team Compound, Bangladesh showcased a better performance but also fell short to qualify for the next round. Bangladesh team consisting Jabed Alam, Ashim Kumar Das, Abul Kashem Mamun scored 228 and Indonesia team scored 230.   

Bangladesh oust Thailand

India become Pool A champs

Ashraful Islam scored twice and Milon Hossain scored a goal to steer Bangladesh to a 3-1 victory over Thailand in the 2018 Asian Games mens hockey Pool B game at the Hockey Stadium, Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta yesterday. In the first two quarters of the match both teams failed to score but Bangladesh took the lead in the third quarter when Ashraful Islam scored a goal from a penalty corner in the 34th minutes. Six minutes later, Ashraful Islam again scored from a penalty corner to double the lead for Bangladesh. In the fourth quarter, Thailands Borirak Harpan made it 2-1 by scoring in the 46th minute. Bangladesh played more offensively after conceding the goal and launched an attack through Mainul Islam but Thailands goalkeeper Suriphong Jongjum saved the shot. Later in the 54th minute Milon Hossain scored the third and last goal for Bangladesh to make the final score 3-1. After a crushing defeat against Malaysia in the previous game, this win against Thailand gives Gobinathan Krishnamurthys team the much needed a boost to stay in the competition. They started the campaign of Asian Games on a high note as they won their matches against Oman and Kazakhstan respectively and the red and greens now have three wins out of four games. Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in their final group match of the competition tomorrow. Meanwhile, India became Pool A champions beating South Korea 5-3 in their fourth match and so far earned full 12 points. Japan also kept their hopes alive for a last four place after crushing Hong Kong 13-0 on Sunday. Japan also earned nine points like South Korea from four group matches. On the other hand Oman posted their first win with a 4-0 win over Kazakhstan. ARCHERY Bangladeshi archers participated in two events and failed qualify for the next rounds in the 2018 Asian Games yesterday. Bangladesh participated in the womens team compound and mens team compound where they lost to Indonesia in the both events. In the Womens Team Compound, Indonesia won the game by scoring 222 as Bangladesh team consisting of Roksana Akter, Bonna Akhter and Suma Biswas scored 208. In the Mens Team Compound, Bangladesh showcased a better performance but also fell short to qualify for the next round. Bangladesh team consisting Jabed Alam, Ashim Kumar Das, Abul Kashem Mamun scored 228 and Indonesia team scored 230.