Hossain nets two in Bangladesh's win

By Kamesh Srinivasan

LUDHIANA, JAN. 20. Mohammed Yamin Hossain was the hero in Bangladesh's 3-0 triumph over Sri Lanka in the third Asian Schools hockey tournament at the Punjab Agricultural University ground here on Saturday.

He converted two of the team's first six penalty corners. Yamin Hossain sounded the board in the eighth and 20th minutes to put Bangladesh firmly in command.

However, the team was unable to convert its overall supremacy into goals, and had to be satisfied with the swift reaction of Mohammed Ashraful Islam who smashed home a cross from Mohammed Hosne Mubarak in the 23rd minute of the second half.

Malaysia downs Singapore

In the other match, Malaysia perspired to a 2-0 victory over Singapore to claim a semifinal berth.

Singapore goalkeeper Zulkarnain bin Salim was tough to beat for the Malaysians. The latter were able to heave a sigh of relief only a minute from half-time when Prabakaran Periyathamby deflected a shot by Norhisham Saari to convert the team's eighth penalty corner.

Malaysia scored its second goal in the 28th minute of the second half, with Ikmal Abdul Jabbar cracking the board off a cross from Mohammed Izwan Hassan.

With three teams having already confirmed their semifinal berths, the race for the last spot will be between Uzbekistan and Singapore, which meet Malaysia and Iran, respectively, on Sunday.

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