Chinese Taipei vs Kyrgyz Republic, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Chinese Taipei

FT
0 - 2

Kyrgyz Republic

24': Said Datsiev
54': Valeri Kichin (P)
80': Kai Merk

About

Chinese Taipei are hosting Kyrgyz Republic at Nanzih Football 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.
8': Said Datsiev (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Second yellow card to Said Datsiev (Kyrgyz Republic) for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 0.
45': Second Half begins Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 0.
45': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Atai Dzhumashev replaces Nurdoolot Stalbekov.
45': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Kai Merk replaces Murolimzhon Akhmedov.
54': Goal! Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 1. Valeriy Kichin (Kyrgyz Republic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
57': Liang Meng-hsin (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Gao Wei-jie replaces Chin Wen-yen.
80': Goal! Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2. Kai Merk (Kyrgyz Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chao Ming-hsiu replaces Huang Tzu-ming.
86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Huang Wei-chieh replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
86': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Yang Chao-jing replaces Yu Chia-huang.
87': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Ryskeldi Artykbaev replaces Atai Dzhumashev.
89': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Beknaz Almazbekov replaces Joel Kojo.
90'+4': Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Adil Kadyrzhanov replaces Eldiyar Zarypbekov.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2.
0': Match ends, Chinese Taipei 0, Kyrgyz Republic 2.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Nanzih Football Stadium
Location: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Attendance: 1,028

Line-Ups

Chinese Taipei (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
11	Chun-Ching Wu
2	Tzu-Ming Huang
3	Meng-Hsin Liang
4	Chao-An Chen
8	Yen-Shu Wu
17	Po-Liang Chen
18	Yu Chia-Huang
13	Chin Wen-Yen
9	Yao-Hsing Yu
10	Ange Kouamé

Chinese Taipei Substitutes:

Cheng Ssu-yu, Hsuan Tuan, Chiu-Lin Huang, Ming-Hsiu Chao, Yung-Chun Huang, Shao-Chieh Tu, Yang Chao-jing, Wei-Jie Huang, Gao Wei-Jie, Ho-Shen Yen, Yao Ko-Chi, Ming-Yu Hsieh.

Kyrgyz Republic (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Erzhan Tokotaev (GK)
2	Valeri Kichin
3	Tamirlan Kozubaev
4	Said Datsiev
14	Aleksandr Mischenko
21	Eldiyar Zarypbekov
17	Nurdoolot Stalbekov
10	Magamed Usdenov
6	Khristiian Brauzman
18	Murolimjan Ahmedov
7	Joel Kojo

Kyrgyz Republic Substitutes:

Adil Kadyrzhanov, Sultan Chomoev, Ermek Kenzhebaev, Talaibek Baktai, Dastan Alybekov, Atai Dzhumashev, Beknaz Almazbekov, Ryskeldi Artykbaev, Kai Merk, Bektur Amangeldiev, Nurislam Oruntaev, Amantur Shamurzaev.

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