Bangladesh reached the final of the eight-nation Men’s Junior Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup (U-21) Hockey Tournament with an unbeaten run after defeating Thailand 3-0 in the first semi-final at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Oman’s Muscat Wednesday.
Bangladesh will play the final on Thursday at 6pm local time at the same venue against the winners of the second semifinal between hosts Oman and Uzbekistan, who are set to lock horns Thursday night.
The third-place decider will also be held tomorrow at the same venue.
Junior AHF Cup: Bangladesh thrash Uzbekistan 6-1 to top group
In the day’s match, Jibon put Bangladesh ahead in the 48th minute (1-0) with a field goal (1-0). Hossain doubled the lead in the 56th minute off a penalty corner (2-0). Hasan sealed the fate of the match scoring another field goal in the 58th minute (3-0).
Earlier, Bangladesh topped Pool B champions, securing nine points from three straight matches after beating Hong Kong 4-0, Sri Lanka 14-0 and Uzbekistan 6-1.
As the semi-finalist of the ongoing tournament, Bangladesh qualified to play in the next Youth Asia Cup Hockey.
Source: United News of Bangladesh