Bangladesh began their men’s hockey campaign at the Asian Games with a 5-0 defeat to South Korea.

The match was played at Kawasaki Juko Stadium in Japan, where South Korea dominated from the early stages and took a 3-0 lead by half-time.

South Korea scored all three of their first-half goals in the second quarter, while Bangladesh failed to find the net.

The Koreans added one goal each in the third and fourth quarters to complete a convincing 5-0 victory.

Bangladesh remained scoreless throughout the match and will now look to bounce back in their next game.