The Bangladesh Under-21 women鈥檚 hockey team made a disastrous start in the Women鈥檚 Junior Asia Cup when they conceded a 19-0 defeat to China in the Pool A first game in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday.
For the winners, Guoting Hao (ninth, 26th, 33rd, 41st, 55th) scored five goals, Lihang Wang (fourth, 25th, 26th, 47th) scored four, and Weizhi Liang (seventh, 39th) and Lizhe Zou (29th, 34th) both scored twice.
China captain Jinzhuang Tan (second), Xiaoyan Ma (fifth), Tangjie Liu (10th), Jingyi Li (53rd), Jiajing Lei (54th), and Xueling Zeng (59th) were the other scorers in the game.
Bangladesh, who are competing in the competition for the first time, will play their second match of the five-team pool against defending champions India today.
However, the top five-placed teams of this 10-team tournament will qualify for the forthcoming Women鈥檚 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup to be held in Santiago, Chile, in 2025.