Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh skipper Russel Mahmud Jimmy struck four goals including a hattrick while Mamunur Rahman Chayan scored three as Bangladesh thrashed hosts Thailand 9-0 in their last group match to emerge group champions in the AHF Cup Hockey Competition in Bangkok on Friday.
The boys will likely play semifinal against Pool A runners-up Sri Lanka or Oman on April 23 at 6:30 pm (local time).
Penalty corner specialist Chayan scored the opening goal in the eighth minute before Jimmy scored in the 11th, 15th and 18th minutes and Chayan netted another in the 31st minute as the defending champions took a 5-0 going into the breather.
Krishna Kumar and Iqbal Nadir Prince added two more after the breather before Chayan netted his third. Jimmy put the icing on the cake with his fourth in the 57th minute to confirm the rout.
Earlier, Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the meet beating Chinese-Taipe by 4-2 goal in their opening match and defeated Singapore by 4-1 goals in the second match.
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