Bangladesh Defeat Kazakhstan 5-1 in Asia Cup Hockey

Khabor Wala Desk

Published: 4th September 2025, 1:23 PM

Bangladesh Defeat Kazakhstan 5-1 in Asia Cup Hockey

Bangladesh secured a comfortable 5-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the fifth-to-eighth place semi-finals of the Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey, held at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India, on Thursday.

The win sets up a clash with Japan in the fifth-and-sixth place decider, scheduled for Sunday, 7 September, at the same venue.

Match Summary

Time (Min)	Scorer	Team	Type of Goal	Score
10	Ashraful Islam	Bangladesh	Penalty Corner	1-0
23	Ashraful Islam	Bangladesh	Penalty Stroke	2-0
28	Roman Sarkar	Bangladesh	Field Goal	3-0
33	Roman Sarkar	Bangladesh	Penalty Corner	4-0
34	Tayab Ali	Bangladesh	Field Goal	5-0
38	Aitkaliyev	Kazakhstan	Field Goal	5-1

Ashraful Islam opened the scoring in the first quarter with a penalty corner in the 10th minute and extended the lead with a penalty stroke in the 23rd minute.
Roman Sarkar further widened the gap with a field goal in the 28th minute, then scored again from a penalty corner in the 33rd minute.
Tayab Ali added a field goal in the 34th minute, making it 5-0, before Aitkaliyev pulled one back for Kazakhstan in the 38th minute.

Bangladesh had already been eliminated from contention for the top positions, finishing third in Group B with three points:

Match	Result
vs Malaysia	Lost 4-1
vs Chinese Taipei	Won 8-3
vs South Korea	Lost 5-1

The team began their campaign with a 4-1 defeat to Malaysia but bounced back to beat Chinese Taipei 8-3.
In their final group match, Bangladesh succumbed 5-1 to five-time champions South Korea, ending their hopes of progressing to the semifinals.

With their semi-final win over Kazakhstan, Bangladesh now aims to finish fifth in the tournament against Japan.