Hockey team bounce back
The Bangladesh national hockey team bounced back within a day of their 1-3 defeat against Malaysia U-21s by handing Malaysia U-23s a 5-1 defeat in the second practice match in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The Bangladesh team went ahead in the very first minute through a strike from Pushkor Khisha Mimo, who also struck another goal in the 48th minute.
Defenders Mohammad Ashraful and Khorshedur Rahman converted two penalty corners out of five while Rummon Sarker, who struck the lone goal against Malaysia U-21, struck another goal to complete the rout. The Bangladesh team are scheduled to face Oman in another practice match on Thursday in Singapore, where they will be taking part in the Hockey World League (Round-2) starting from January 17.
Assistant manager-cum-selector Rafiqul Islam Kamal informed that Bangladesh played much better than the first match and should have scored a couple of more goals in yesterday's match.
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