Chinese Taipei vs Kyrgyz Republic, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
24': Said DatsievAbout
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
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 | Wu Chun-Ching |
| 2 | Tzu-Ming Huang |
| 3 | Liang Meng-Hsin  |
| 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 |
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 |
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