Hockey team finish second
Bangladesh's dream run in the Asia Cup Under-16 Hockey Five ended in a defeat in the final where they went down 3-5 against Pakistan in Singapore yesterday.
Bangladesh, who reached the final with five straight wins over Singapore, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Korea and Japan respectively, conceded a 2-0 lead in the first half before bouncing back in the second half pulling back two goals through Ashraful Rummon and Emon. But their efforts were not enough to overcome the final hurdle as Pakistan prevailed with a 5-3 win. Ashraful of Bangladesh was adjudged as the player of the tournament.
Bangladesh, along with Pakistan, have already earned the right to play in the 2nd Summer Youth Olympics which will be held in China in 2014. The Bangladesh team will return today.
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