Sonali Bank in semis

Sonali Bank confirmed their semifinal berth in the Khaza Rahmatullah Club Cup hockey tournament with a massive 10-1 win over newly promoted Bangladesh Police Hockey Club while Victoria SC kept their semifinal hopes alive by beating Ajax SC 2-0 yesterday.

At the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Sonali Bank led the first half 2-0 before adding eight more goals, with Din Islam Emon scoring a hattrick. Tanzim Ahmed and Fazle Hossain struck a brace each while Irfanul Haque, Razib Das and Prosenjit Roy also got their names on the scoresheet.

With successive defeats, Police were eliminated from the group stages while Abahani and Sonali Bank will play the group-deciding match tomorrow.

Meanwhile, smarting from a massive 8-0 defeat at the hands of Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, Victoria SC bounced back to hand a 2-0 defeat to Ajax SC in the day's first match. Ajax will face title contenders Mariner Young's Club tomorrow.  

After a barren first half, Rimon and Rakib netted one goal apiece for Victoria SC.