Bangladesh thrash Indonesia 7-2

Bangladesh got off to a flying start in their defence of the AHF Cup title with a thumping 7-2 win over hosts Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Hockey field in Jakarta yesterday.

Even though the charges of Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy looked a bit nervous initially against the hosts, who are 13 places behind 36th-ranked Bangladesh, they shrugged off their shakiness after taking the lead, with Khorshedur Rahman converting the third penalty corner in the 15th minute.

Arshad Hossain scored the second with a flick in the 20th minute before Sabuj smashed a reverse-hit to make the margin 3-0 three minutes later.  Khorshedur Rahman widened the margin by converting the sixth penalty corner in the 27th minute.

Pushkor Khisa Mimo scored the fifth goal for Bangladesh in the 49th minute before goals from Rasel Mahmud Jimmy and Roman Sarkar made it 7-0 for Bangladesh. The hosts, however, pulled two goals back in the last stage of the game to leave the field with some consolation. Bangladesh play against Singapore on Monday.