Bangladesh pip Sri Lanka 3-2

Chennai
September 3, 2007

Bangladesh 3 Sri Lanka 2

Bangladesh secured their first points in the 2007 Asia Cup here on Monday beating Sri Lanka 3-2 in a Pool B match. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at the break.
For Sri Lanka it was their first match where they competed on an equal footing and even after Bangladesh had taken a 3-1 lead, they fought back to cut the scores to 2-3 and kept looking for an equalizer till the hooter signaled a Bangladesh win.
Bangladesh took the lead in the 4th minute when Rasel Mahmud converted a penalty corner.
After a midfield tussle for more then 25 minutes, Lanka, barely four minutes before the break, found the equalizer after a counter-attack led to Hettiarachchi moving into the striking circle to shoot past the Bangladesh goalkeeper.
In the 46th minute, Md. Mamun converted a stroke to put Bangladesh ahead 2-1.
Three minutes later, in the 49th minute, Md. Zahidul Islam, flicked in a penalty corner to enhance the lead to 3-1.
Lanka fought back to cut the scores in the 58th minute with Karunarathne finding the target with a blistering penalty corner.
Bangladesh now have three points while Lanka searches for it’s first win in the Pool and the Asia Cup.

Score Sheet:

Rasel Mahmud (4th, PC) 1-0
Hettiarachchi (31st, FG) 1-1
Md. Mamun (46th, PS) 2-1
Md. Zahidul Islam (49th, PC) 3-1
Karunarathne (58th, PC) 3-2
 

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