Men’s Asian 5s Hockey: Bangladesh taste first victory beating Japan by 10-3 goals

Bangladesh Men's Hockey team tasted its first victory in the 11-nation Men's Asian Hockey five-a-side (5s) World Cup Qualifier after conceding three successive defeats, beating Japan by 10-3 goals in Salalah, Oman, on Thursday.

The winners dominated the first half by 4-1 goals.

Earlier, Bangladesh was placed in a six-nation elite group with India, Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, and host Oman, while the five-team challenger group consists of Afghanistan, Iran, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan.

Bangladesh made a frustrating start in the meet, losing to India by 1-15 goals, suffering a 6-15 goals defeat against Pakistan in the second match, and conceding their third defeat in a row, losing to Malaysia by 5-10 goals.

In their 4th group match on Thursday afternoon, Deen Mohammad Emon and Saiful Alam Shisir scored hattricks, scoring three goals each, while Sarowar Murshed Shawon and Abeduddin scored two goals each for Bangladesh.

In the remaining elite group match, Bangladesh is due to play the host Oman on Thursday night at 10 pm at the same venue.

In the newly introduced five-a-side Asian Hockey, Bangladesh scored 22 goals and conceded 43 in the four elite group matches.