FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Chinese Taipei vs Timor-Leste, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, First Round

· 1st Leg
Chinese Taipei
  • 4': Yao-Hsing Yu
  • 57': Ting-Yang Chen
  • 60': Yao-Hsing Yu
  • 88': Yu-Ting Ko
FT
4 - 0
1st Leg
Timor-Leste

    About

    Chinese Taipei are hosting Timor-Leste at Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Goal! Chinese Taipei 1, Timor-Leste 0. Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange Kouamé.
    • 4': Miguel Kieran (Timor-Leste) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Wang Jian-ming (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Filomeno Junior (Timor-Leste) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chinese Taipei 1, Timor-Leste 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chinese Taipei 1, Timor-Leste 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Timor-Leste. João Pedro replaces Luís Silva.
    • 57': Goal! Chinese Taipei 2, Timor-Leste 0. Chen Ting-yang (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 60': Goal! Chinese Taipei 3, Timor-Leste 0. Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange Kouamé.
    • 64': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Ko Yu-ting replaces Yu Chia-huang.
    • 64': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Liang Meng-hsin replaces Wang Jian-ming.
    • 67': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Elias Mesquita replaces Olagar Xavier.
    • 67': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Freteliano dos Santos replaces Miguel Kieran.
    • 73': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Lin Chang-lun replaces Wen Chih-hao.
    • 84': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Gao Wei-jie replaces Chen Chao-an.
    • 84': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Lee Hsiang-Wei replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
    • 88': Goal! Chinese Taipei 4, Timor-Leste 0. Ko Yu-ting (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Hsiang-Wei.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Timor-Leste. João Bosco replaces Ricardo Bianco.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Lourenço Paulo replaces Alexander Moreira.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chinese Taipei 4, Timor-Leste 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chinese Taipei 4, Timor-Leste 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Kaohsiung National Stadium
    Location: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
    Attendance: 1,984

    Line-Ups

    TPE Chinese Taipei (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
    3 Ting-Yang Chen
    6 Wei-Chuan Chen
    2 Shao-Chi Fong
    16 Geon-Myeong Wang Yellow Card
    12 Chih-Hao Wen
    11 Chun-Ching Wu
    20 Yu Chia-Huang
    14 Chao-An Chen
    9 Yao-Hsing Yu
    10 Ange Kouamé
    Chinese Taipei Substitutes:
    Hsiang-Wei Lee, Shih Shin-An, Chiu-Lin Huang, Shao-Chieh Tu, Yen-Shu Wu, Kuan-Yu Kao, Gao Wei-Jie, Chin Wen-Yen, Yu-Ting Ko, Meng-Hsin Liang, Tzu-Ming Huang, Chang-Lun Lin.

    TLS Timor-Leste (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Filonito Nogueira (GK)
    4 Anizo Correia
    5 Miguel Kieran Yellow Card
    2 Ricardo Bianco
    17 Luís Figo Pereira Ribeiro
    23 Cristevao Fernandes
    15 Alexander Moreira
    19 Mário Quintão
    22 Olagar Xavier
    21 Luís Silva
    18 Filomeno Yellow Card
    Timor-Leste Substitutes:
    Lourenço Paulo, Joao Halle, Elias Mesquita, Pablo Jesus, Marques Carvalho, Jose de Andrade, João Pedro , Junildo , Fernando Carvalho, Freteliano , Luís Pinto.

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