Bangladesh beat Thailand, finish 7th in Asian Games hockey

Bangladesh finished seventh in the Asian Games men's hockey competition after beating Thailand 3-0 in the 5th-8th classification match at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Japan Saturday.

Roman Sarker gave Peter Gerhard's side an early lead in the third minute, with Bangladesh carrying a 1-0 advantage into the second quarter.

Bangladesh continued to dominate and doubled their lead in the 27th minute when Amirul Islam converted a penalty corner.

Ashraful Islam sealed the victory in the 53rd minute, converting a penalty stroke to make it 3-0.

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Thailand failed to find a response as Bangladesh held on for a comfortable victory to conclude their campaign in seventh place.