Bangladesh Men's team earned their 3rd consecutive win, and the Women's team conceded their first defeat in the Junior AHF Cup (U-21) Hockey Tournament at the Sengkang Sports Centre in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon.
Coming from behind, the defending champion Bangladesh Men's Hockey team beat Thailand by 4-2 goals in their third match on Wednesday to take a solo lead in Pool A with an all-win run, securing a full nine points from three matches.
This was the first defeat for Thailand in their third Pool A match.
In the day's match, Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Islam, Aman Shorif, and Mohammad Hossain scored one goal each for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Men's team, which made a flying start in the meet, crushing hosts Singapore by 7-0 goals and beating Sri Lanka by 5-0 goals, will play Indonesia on Thursday (June 20) in their remaining Pool A match.
The Bangladesh Women's Hockey team tasted their first defeat in their fourth match, losing to Chinese Taipei by 0-3 goals on Wednesday afternoon.
After the day's match, the Bangladesh women's team secured nine points from four matches.
The Bangladesh Women's Hockey team, which made a good start in the meet, beating Thailand by 5-4 goals, Hong Kong (China) by 2-1 goals, and Sri Lanka by 7-2 goals, will play Indonesia on June 22 and Singapore on June 23 in the remaining matches.