Published : 18 Sep 2026, 11:14 AM
Updated : 18 Sep 2026, 11:31 AM
Bangladesh held four-time champions South Korea at bay for the opening quarter before slipping to a 5-0 defeat in their first Asian Games hockey match.
After a goalless first quarter in Friday’s Pool A encounter in Gifu, Japan, South Korea struck three times in the second to take control of the contest.
Bae Soung Min and Oh Se-yong scored within a minute of each other before Lee Gangsan added a field goal late in the quarter to send South Korea into the break with a commanding lead.
Bangladesh, who finished sixth at the 2018 Asian Games, fell further behind early in the third quarter when Yang Ji-hun converted a penalty corner.
South Korea continued to control proceedings before Sim Jaewon completed the scoring with a field goal late in the final quarter.
The result gave South Korea, who have won four Asian Games gold medals and were last crowned champions in 2006, a comfortable start to their campaign.
Bangladesh will look to bounce back when they face hosts Japan in their second Pool A match on Tuesday.
India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are the other teams in the pool.
