Pakistan routs Bangladesh 5-0 at Asian Games hockey

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Pakistan´s players celebrate after scoring a goal against Bangladesh during the men´s hockey pool B match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 28, 2018. Photo: AFP
 

JAKARTA: Pakistan recorded their fifth successive victory in hockey at the Asian Games on Tuesday, beating Bangladesh 5-0.

Pakistan maintained their perfect record winning all the five pool matches with big margins.

In their last fixture of Pool B, the Green Shirts went ahead in the very first minute through a goal scored by Atiq Arshad, who scored a brace along with Mubashar Ali.

On Sunday, Pakistan thrashed 12th ranked Malaysia 4-1 in Jakarta.

Earlier, Pakistan won all their first three matches with big margins: 10-0 against Thailand, 10-0 against Oman and 16-0 against Kazakhstan.

Pakistan will next face Japan in the semi-final on August 30.