Club Cup Hockey Tournament: Victoria, Sonali Bank off to winning start

Victoria Sporting Club and Sonali Bank were off to winning starts in the Khwaja Rahmatullah Club Cup Hockey Tournament 2018 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka Tuesday. Sonali Bank handed Bangladesh Police a thrashing defeat of 10-1 in the second match of the day. Deen Islam Emon netted a hat-trick while Tanzim Ahmed and Mohammad Fazle Hossain scored a brace each. Irfanul Haq, Rajib Das and Prosenjit Roy added one each for the winning side while Saddam scored the consolation for Bangladesh Police.

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Victoria defeated Ajax Sporting Club 2-0 in the day's opening game with Rimon Kumar Ghosh and Rakib scoring one each from penalty corners for the victorious side. A total of six teams, divided into two groups, are taking part in the tournament. Group A comprises Abahani Limited, Bangladesh Police and Sonali Bank while Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club, Ajax and Victoria make up Group B. Local powerhouses Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited and Usha Krira Chakra however, decided not to take part in the tournament.RESULTSVictoria 2 0 AjaxSonali Bank 10 1 Bangladesh Police