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

· 2nd Leg - Chinese Taipei advance 7-0 on aggregate

Timor-Leste

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0 - 3
2nd Leg - Chinese Taipei advance 7-0 on aggregate

Chinese Taipei

17': Yu Chia-Huang
19': Yen-Shu Wu
23': Ange Kouamé

About

Timor-Leste are hosting Chinese Taipei 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.
17': Goal! Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 1. Yu Chia-huang (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange Kouamé.
19': Goal! Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 2. Wu Yen-shu (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
23': Goal! Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 3. Ange Kouamé (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Fong Shao-chi.
45'+3': First Half ends, Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 3.
45': Second Half begins Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 3.
45': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Ko Yu-ting replaces Yu Chia-huang.
45': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Lin Chang-lun replaces Wen Chih-hao.
56': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Ricardo Bianco replaces João Bosco.
63': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Kao Kuan-yu replaces Wu Yen-shu.
65': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Elias Mesquita replaces Alexander Moreira.
65': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Luís Silva replaces Freteliano dos Santos.
69': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Ting-yang replaces Huang Tzu-Ming.
78': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Liang Meng-hsin replaces Fong Shao-chi.
78': Substitution, Timor-Leste. Lourenço Paulo replaces Olagar Xavier.
90': Chen Wei-chuan (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 3.
0': Match ends, Timor-Leste 0, Chinese Taipei 3.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Kaohsiung National Stadium
Location: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei
Attendance: 745

Line-Ups

Timor-Leste (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Filonito Nogueira (GK)
4	Anizo Correia
18	Filomeno
17	Luis Ribeiro
16	Joao Halle
8	Freteliano dos Santos
19	Mário Quintão
23	Cristevao Fernandes
7	João Pedro
15	Alexander Moreira
22	Olagar Xavier

Timor-Leste Substitutes:

Fernando Carvalho, Luís Pinto, Junildo Pereira, Miguel Kieran, Marques Carvalho, Luís Silva, Elias Mesquita, Ricardo Bianco, Jose de Andrade, Lourenço Paulo, Pablo Jesus.

Chinese Taipei (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
5	Tzu-Ming Huang
6	Wei-Chuan Chen
2	Fong Shao-Chi
16	Geon-Myeong Wang
8	Yen-Shu Wu
12	Wen Chih-Hao
11	Wu Chun-Ching
10	Ange Kouamé
9	Yao-Hsing Yu
20	Yu Chia-Huang

Chinese Taipei Substitutes:

Ting-Yang Chen, Gao Wei-Jie, Kao Kuan-yu, Chang-Lun Lin, Liang Meng-Hsin, Yu-Ting Ko, Shao-Chieh Tu, Hsiang-Wei Lee, Shih Shin-An, Chao-An Chen, Huang Chiu-Lin, Ming-Hsiu Chao.

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