Published on 12:00 AM, June 10, 2016

Jimmy shatters scoring record

Mohammedan player Rasel Mahmud Jimmy broke Rafiqul Islam Kamal's twenty-year-old record for the most goals in a single match as the hitman found the back of the net eleven times against Railway. Photo: STAR File
Sports Reporter

National striker Rasel Mahmud Jimmy scored 11 goals -- the most by a single player in a Premier League match -- to power Mohammedan SC to a massive 19-0 win over newcomers Bangladesh Railway SC in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

Mohammedan toyed with Railway, who had conceded 61 goals in their previous seven matches.

With the feat, Jimmy eclipsed Rafiqul Islam Kamal's record seven goals in a Dhaka Premier League match against Wari Club in 1996 and set his individual highest, surpassing his double hattrick in 2012.

“A team as weak as Railway should not be playing in the top-tier of the hockey league. I think if the [Railway] officials concentrated more, they could have put together a much better side,” said Jimmy.

Apart from Jimmy, Pakistani Tasvar, Lalon and Rubel shared eight goals. In the day's other match, Azad SC held Bangladesh SC to a 3-3 draw.

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