Hero Hockey World League Round Two – Bangladesh VS Fiji 8-4
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23.02.13 : New Delhi: Hero Hockey World League Round Two – Bangladesh VS Fiji
Bangladesh – Fiji 8-4 (half-time: 3-2)
Mamunur Rahman Chayan’s four goal corner burst eventually put paid
to Fiji’s hopes of a first win from a spectacular men’s Hero Hockey
World League Round Two 2013 in Delhi.
It helped Bangladesh land their third win from four games and, with
a game against India to come, are hopeful of causing an upset to try
and make it through to round three.Things looked to be relatively
comfortable when Krishno Kumar Das scored twice in the opening eleven
minutes, first with a tidy one-on-one finish, next when he guided home
Md Mosiur Rahman Mosiur’s whipped pass.
Kamruzzaman’s excellent rising effort made it 3-0 before Fiji
stormed back into contention. Jerome Edwards scored their first with a
very smart piece of work down the right, lifting it in from a narrow
angle. And Adrian Smith scored his second of the competition from the
same corner that succeeded against China for 3-2 at half-time.
Chayan’s first flick made it 4-2 but, again, Fiji replied this time
from Alasace Smith’s thumping penalty corner strike. Chayan, though,
formally killed off the game with three more drags in the closing 16
minutes to take away Fiji’s dream while Sheikh Md Nannu spun home in the
middle of a late goal-rush. Adrian Smith got his second in the final
minute to cap a lively performance but Bangladesh’s win means they will
certainly finish above their pre-tournament seeding
