FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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

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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

TPE Chinese Taipei (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
11 Wu Chun-Ching
2 Huang Tzu-Ming
3 Liang Meng-Hsin Yellow Card
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

KGZ Kyrgyz Republic (4-4-2)

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

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