DHAKA, Apr 26, 2025 (BSS)-Bangladesh national men's hockey team faces Kazakhstan in the 3rd-4th place-deciding match of the Men's AHF Cup scheduled to be held at GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow (Sunday).

The match kicks off at 1.30 pm (Bangladesh time)

The defending champions Bangladesh's hope of playing the final of the competition was shattered when they suffered an exciting 5-4 goal defeat to Oman in the semifinal on Friday last.

Earlier, Bangladesh finished the Pool B champions with all win record in the tournament.

The boys in red and green got off to a flying start in the tournament beating Kyrgyzstan by 5-1 goals in their opening match and defeated host Indonesia by 3-2 goals in their second match.

Bangladesh eventually emerged as group champions beating Thailand by 2-1 goals in their third match to maintain their domination in the tournament.

Bangladesh finished the group tourney thrashing Sri Lanka by 5-0 goals.

The AHF Cup tournament will serve as the qualification tournament for the next edition Asia Cup.