Four times champions Bangladesh Men's Hockey team earned 2nd consecutive victory in the 10- nation AHF Cup Hockey beating hosts Indonesia by 3-2 goals in Jakarta Sunday evening.
Bangladesh team, which reached Indonesia last Tuesday, made a flying start in the ongoing meet outplaying Kazakstan by 5-1 goals in the opening match.
In the day's match, Obaidul Islam Joy put Bangladesh ahead in the 25th minute by a field goal (1-0) while Sohanur Rahman Sabuj doubled the Bangladesh margin just three minutes later from a penalty corner (2-0)
Indonesia pulled the margin one back in the dying moment of the 2nd quarter (2-1) while Indonesia leveled the margin scoring one more goal in the 4th minute of the 3rd quarter (2-2).
Fazle Rabbi scored the match winner for Bangladesh just few seconds before the final whistle (3-2).
Later, Obaidur Islam Joy was adjudged player of the match.
In the remaining matches, Bangladesh will play Thailand on April 22 and face Sri Lanka on April 23.
Holders Bangladesh competing in the 10-nation AHF Cup Hockey, initially in two groups, alongwith Oman, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Singapore and Kazakhstan to repeat their feat.
Top two teams of the AHF Cup Hockey will qualify for the eight-team Men's Asia Cup Hockey to be held in the Indian city of Rajgir, Bihar from Aug 27 to Sept 7.
Six teams--Defending champions South Korea, hosts India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and China--will directly play in the final round of the Men's Asia Cup Hockey.