Jalandhar:Bangladesh continued their losing streak in the Asian Champions Trophy, suffering a 6-1 defeat to Malaysia in their third match at the Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Abu Kamal Azrai gave Malaysia the lead with a field goal in the 14th minute, later doubling the advantage with a penalty corner in the 22nd minute. Amirul Islam managed to pull one back for Bangladesh, converting a penalty corner in the 26th minute. However, Malaysia's Akhimullah Anuar restored their two-goal cushion with another penalty corner in the 29th minute.
Malaysia maintained their dominance into the third quarter, with Azimuddin Kamaruddin scoring from a penalty corner in the 32nd minute, followed by a field goal by Shello Silverius just a minute later, extending the lead to 5-1. Aiman Rozemi completed Malaysia's scoring by converting a penalty corner in the 50th minute, sealing the comprehensive victory.
Bangladesh is set to face South Korea and China in their remaining two group matches on November 1 and 2, respectively, before playing the fifth-place classification match on November 4. Previously, Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 13-0 defeat to hosts India in their opening match and a 1-0 loss to Japan in their second outing.