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Despite going ahead, the Bangladesh women’s hockey team could not leave the field with a win in the end. The red and green representatives lost 3-2 to Chinese Taipei today in their last group-stage match of the Asian Games.
Bangladesh did not start well in the Pool A match at the Kawasaki Juko Stadium in Japan on Sunday. Chinese Taipei went ahead in the sixth minute of the match through a goal by Huang Yu-Ting. Bangladesh ended the first quarter trailing 1-0.
Bangladesh bounced back in the second quarter. The team drew level through Kona Akter’s goal in the 19th minute. Then, in the 24th minute, Kona gave Bangladesh the lead by scoring her own and the team’s second goal. Chinese Taipei drew level through Wang Yu-Chiu’s goal in the 45th minute, in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Huang Yu-Ting put her team ahead by scoring her second goal. In the end, Bangladesh left the field with a 3-2 defeat.
Bangladesh made their debut in Asian Games women’s hockey against China. After losing 13-0 to China in the first match, the team lost 3-1 to Malaysia in the second match. In the third match came an 8-0 defeat to South Korea. In the fourth match, Bangladesh earned their first point with a 3-3 draw against Kazakhstan.
All in all, Bangladesh lost four of their five group-stage matches. The team are fifth in the table with 1 point from five matches. China are at the top with 15 points, having won all of their matches from the same number of games.
