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Bangladesh women’s hockey team players celebrate a goal during a 3–2 victory against Uzbekistan in the Women’s Asian Games Qualifiers in Jakarta yesterday, as the women in red and green registered their first-ever victory at the senior level. Sharika Rimon, Kona Akter and Airin Riya each scored, with the latter adjudged player of the match. The historic result follows an impressive 5–5 draw against Chinese Taipei in their senior debut on Thursday. Bangladesh will play their last Pool A match tomorrow against Hong Kong, where a draw would be enough to see them through to the semifinals, sealing qualification for the tournament proper.