AHF Cup: Khorshedur’s hat-trick guide Bangladesh to become group champions

Bangladesh beat stronger Oman in the semi-final of Men’s Asian Hockey Federation Cup’ 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 March 2022Collected

Last three times champions Bangladesh emerged Pool B champions to reach the semi-final of Men’s Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup’ 2022 with all-win record beating stronger Oman by 3-2 goal at the GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta on Thursday, reports UNB.

In the day’s vital match, Khorshedur Rahman scored three goals for Bangladesh in the 8th, 56th and 58th minutes -- first two from penalty corners and last one from penalty stroke, despite Bangladesh went down by 1-2 goal till 48th minute of the match.

In the 2nd semi-final on Saturday, Pool B champions Bangladesh will play Pool A runners-up Kazakhstan at 6:00 pm (Bangladesh time). The final match will be held on Sunday.

Top three teams of the four semi-finalists of the ongoing AHF Cup will be entitled to play in the final round of the next Men’s Asia Cup Hockey along with the five automatic qualifiers – India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Pakistan.