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. The event was held at the

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Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Final incident

In the 69th minute of the final between Bangladesh Red and

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, Korean players confronted Indian referee Sagar Sen, demanding a penalty for a perceived foul in the penalty box by Imtiaz Sultan Johnny on

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. When Sen showed a red card to Korean captain

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for his aggressive confrontation, tensions escalated as the players violently pursued the referee once again. The match had to be halted for 11 minutes due to the chaos.

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

{{Bangladesh President's Gold Cup Bangladesh President's Gold Cup 1989 in Asian football