Bangladesh suffer drubbing
Hockey: Bangladesh suffer drubbing against India in prep match
Bangladesh Hockey team, now in Indonesia to participate in the Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey 2022, suffered a 5-1 defeat against India in their 2nd preparatory match in Jakarta on Saturday.
Ershad Hossain scored the lone goal for Bangladesh against their giant neighbor India.
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Earlier, Bangladesh defeated hosts Indonesia by 2-1 goals in their first preparatory match in Jakarta last Thursday with captain Khurshedur Rahman and Rakibul Hasan scoring one goal each for Bangladesh.
The eight-nation prestigious Hero Men's Asia Cup Hockey:2022 will be held in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1.
In the Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh team was placed in Pool B with Malaysia, Korea and Oman.
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Bangladesh will face Korea on May 23, Oman on May 24 and Malaysia on May 26.
Earlier, Bangladesh qualified for the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey by clinching the nine-nation Men's AHF Cup Hockey title for the 4th consecutive times with all-win record also held in Jakarta last March.
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