Malaysia Came From Behind to Beat Bangladesh Three One in the Asian Games Women's Hockey in Nagoya
Nuramirah Shakira Zulkifli scored twice, equalising in the fortieth minute and sealing the win in the fifty ninth, after Bangladesh had led at half-time.
Malaysia's women's hockey team recovered from a goal down to beat Bangladesh 3-1 in their second Group A match at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on 21 September 2026.
Bangladesh took the lead in the 25th minute through a field goal from Kona Akter and held that advantage at half-time.
Malaysia responded after the interval. Nuramirah Shakira Zulkifli levelled with a field goal in the 40th minute, and Zati Alyani Muhammad Zubir put Malaysia 2-1 ahead four minutes later. Nuramirah Shakira then sealed the win with her second goal of the match in the 59th minute.
The victory left Malaysia third in Group A with six points from two matches.
Only the top two teams from Groups A and B advance to the semi-finals. Malaysia were scheduled to continue their group campaign against China on Wednesday 23 September, followed by Chinese Taipei two days later, before finishing the group stage against South Korea on 27 September.
The national team had been set a target of reaching the semi-finals in Japan, while the men's team, the Speedy Tigers, opened their tournament with a 7-0 win over Uzbekistan on 20 September.