President XI suffers 2nd consecutive defeat; lose to South Central Railway 3-5

Dhaka, Nov 21, 2008 — President XI of Bangladesh suffered the second consecutive defeat in the Jindal Steel 45th Nehru Cup Hockey tournament losing to South Central Railway (SCR) of India by 3-5 goals in their 2nd match at the Gurgaon Nehru Stadium in Haryana today (Friday).

With the day?s defeat, Bangladesh team quit from the prestigious Indian Hockey meet after their 1-5 goals defeat against Bharat Petroleum in the opening 2nd round match on Thursday.

Touring Bangladesh team will play their remaining match with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Eleven on Sunday at 3:30 pm BST.

In the day?s match, Mayur Subbaiah scored three goals, while Prabhakar Singh and skipper Amit Shrivas netted one goal each for the winners, which dominated the first half 2-1.

Sheikh Mohammad Nannu struck twice while Rimon Kumar Ghosh scored one goal for President XI.

Nannu put Bangladesh team ahead in the 14th minute from a penalty corner (1-0) while Mayur Subbaiah of SCR restored the parity just two minutes later, also from a penalty corner (1-1).

Prabhakar Singh put SCR team in the lead with a field goal in the 33rd minute to dominate the first half 2-1.

Subbaiah increased the SCR margin in the 37th minute converting a penalty corner (3-1) while Nannu of Bangladesh pulled one back in the 48th minute from a penalty corner (3-2).

Subbaiah scored his third goal in the match in the 52nd minute, also from a penalty corner (4-2) while captain Amith Shrivas widened the SCR margin by a field goal in the 57th minute (5-2).

Rimon Kumar Ghosh, who scored the only goal for Bangladesh in the last match, reduced the margin by a field goal in the 61st minute (5-3).

Bangladesh team: Mahbubullah Shakil, AKM Shamsuddin, Asaduzzaman Chandan, Moshiur Rahman, AHM Kamruzzaman, M Shahidullah, Ashiquzzaman, Ferdous Golder, Sheikh Nannu, Zahid Bin Talib, Taposh Barman, Jamal Hossain, Krishna Kumar, Imran Hasan Pinto and Zahid Hossain.