Mamunur Rahman Chayan's four goal corner burst for Bangladesh
helped defeat Fiji 8-4 in the men's Hockey World League Round 2 match in New Delhi at
the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Saturday.
The goals helped Bangladesh record 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 3.
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 Fiji's first with a very smart piece
of work down the right, lifting it in from a narrow angle while Adrian Smith
scored his second of the competition.
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 scored a goal in the final minute to cap a lively
performance but Bangladesh's win means they will certainly finish above their
pre-tournament seeding.
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