Bangladesh beat Thailand in AHF Cup

Motivated Bangladesh National Men's Hockey beat Thailand by 2-1 goals in their third pool B match held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday.

After the barren first quarter, Ashraful Islam gave Bangladesh a deserving lead converting a penalty corner in the 23rd minute but the lead lasted for few minutes as Kraiwich restored the parity for Thailand scoring a field goal 
in the 29th minute.

When the second quarter ended 1-1 draw, Arshad Hossain finally sealed the victory for Bangladesh scoring a field goal in the 34th minute of the match. 
 
Earlier, Bangladesh got off to flying start in the tournament beating Kyrgyzstan by 5-1 goals in their opening match and defeated host Indonesia by 3-2 goals in the second match to maintain their domination in the tournament.

Ashraful Islam was named the player of the match for his impressive performance. 

The men in red and green won the AHF Cup title in the last four editions in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2022 respectively, will play their last group match against Sri Lanka Wednesday.

The ongoing AHF Cup tournament will serve as the qualification tournament for the Asia Cup.