Bangladesh hockey team reached the semifinals after winning three matches of the group stage and becoming the best in Group B. Gobinathan Krishnamurthy’s side beat Singapore 1-0 in their third match of the Asian Games qualifiers. Mohammad Rakibul scored the only winning goal.
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Jimmy-Ashraful beat Singapore 6-0 in the AHF Cup last March.
But to win this match held in Bangkok, Thailand has got a lot of speed. Rakibul scored the only goal in the 19th minute of the match. In the world rankings, Bangladesh was well ahead of Singapore in terms of strength. Still could not win by more than one goal.
Bangladesh will play in the semi-final on May 14. In the semi -final, Bangladesh will compete with the runners-up of this group. Potential opponents are Hong Kong or Thailand.
