Sports Reporter :
Bangladesh beat Indonesia by 4-2 goals in a place-deciding match of the Hero Asia Cup Hockey at Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia on Sunday. Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the fifth-place deciding match on June 1. Earlier, Pakistan defeated Oman in the place-deciding match.
If Bangladesh can beat Pakistan, Bangladesh will finish fifth.
Rasel Mahmud Jimmy of Bangladesh put his team ahead by a field goal in the 13th minute of the play.
Akbar Abdullah of Indonesia leveled the margin in the 20th minute of the match.
Ashraful Islam of Bangladesh doubled the margin using a penalty corner in the 21st minute of the encounter.
Deen Islam Emon made it 3-1 by a field goal in the 24th minute of the game.
After the lemon-break, Ardam of Indonesia reduced the margin capitalizing a penalty corner in the 36th minute of the clash.
Pushkor Khisha Mimo of Bangladesh sealed the fate of the match (4-2) just one minute before the long whistle.
Bangladesh defeated Indonesia for fourth consecutive times in a row around three months.
Bangladesh thrashed Indonesia by 7-2 goals in AHF Cup Hockey in March this year.
Bangladesh defeated Indonesia by 3-1 goals in the Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand this month.
Besides, Bangladesh edged past Indonesia by 2-1 goals in their warm-up match before starting Asia Cup Hockey.
