Bangladesh Men's Hockey team emerged Pool A champions to reach the semifinal of the Junior AHF Cup (U-21) Hockey Tournament with an all-win record, crushing Indonesia by 7-0 goals in the last pool match at the Sengkang Sports Centre in Singapore on Thursday, reports UNB.
After all four Pool A matches, Bangladesh clinched the top slot, securing a full 12 points, while Thailand finished runners up with nine points to qualify for the semifinal.
In Pool B, China clinched the title with an all-win run, securing a full 15 points from five straight matches, while Chinese Taipei finished runners up with 12 points from five matches to reach the semi-final.
Defending champions Bangladesh will play the first semifinal against the Pool B runners-up, Chinese Taipei, while the Pool B champions China will play Pool A runners up Thailand in the 2nd semifinal, both tomorrow (Saturday).
In the day's last Pool A match, Bangladesh scored four goals in a row in the first quarter of 15 minutes against Indonesia.
Mohammad Abdullah put the Bangladesh team ahead in the very third minute with a field goal (1-0), captain Mehrab Hassan Samin doubled the margin in the 7th minute from a penalty corner (2-0), and vice captain Amirul Islam scored the 3rd goal for Bangladesh in the 9th minute from a penalty corner (3-0).
Din Islam further sounded the Bangladesh margin in the 13th minute by a field goal (4-0), Mohammad Jibon scored the 5th goal in the 32nd minute (5-0), Mohammad Abdullah scored his 2nd and the 6th goal for Bangladesh in the 54th minute (7-0) while Mohammad Islam sealed the fate of the match scoring 7th goal in the 60th minute (7-0).
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