
Malaysia vs Chinese Taipei, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Goal! Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1. Yu Yao-hsing (Chinese Taipei) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ange Kouamé.
- 29': Nooa Laine (Malaysia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Malaysia 0, Chinese Taipei 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Fong Shao-chi replaces Liang Meng-hsin.
- 45': Substitution, Malaysia. Ezequiel Agüero replaces Matthew Davies.
- 53': Goal! Malaysia 1, Chinese Taipei 1. Safawi Rasid (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Agüero.
- 56': Wang Jian-Ming (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Malaysia 2, Chinese Taipei 1. Paulo Josué (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by La'Vere Corbin-Ong.
- 71': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Hao-wei replaces Yu Yao-hsing.
- 74': Substitution, Malaysia. Adib Ra'op replaces Akhyar Rashid.
- 74': Substitution, Malaysia. Haqimi Azim Rosli replaces Safawi Rasid.
- 76': Substitution, Malaysia. Engku Shakir replaces Endrick.
- 77': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Chao-an replaces Emilio Estevez.
- 78': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Chen Wei-chuan replaces Chen Po-liang.
- 81': Chen Ting-yang (Chinese Taipei) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Malaysia. Daniel Ting replaces Dominic Tan.
- 90': Substitution, Chinese Taipei. Huang Yung-chun replaces Chen Ting-yang.
- 90'+6': Goal! Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1. Adib Ra'op (Malaysia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1.
- 0': Match ends, Malaysia 3, Chinese Taipei 1.
Game Information
Venue: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance: 14,731
Line-Ups
Malaysia (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Azri Ghani (GK) |
6 | Dominic Tan |
13 | Muhammad Mazlan |
22 | La'Vere Corbin-Ong |
2 | Matthew Davies |
15 | Nooa Laine ![]() |
19 | Akhyar Rashid |
11 | Safawi Rasid |
17 | Paulo Josué |
10 | Endrick |
21 | Dion Cools |
Chinese Taipei (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wen-Chieh Pan (GK) |
3 | Ting-Yang Chen ![]() |
11 | Wu Chun-Ching |
5 | Liang Meng-Hsin |
16 | Geon-Myeong Wang ![]() |
17 | Po-Liang Chen |
19 | Miguel Sandberg |
18 | Emilio Estevez |
10 | Ange Kouamé |
9 | Yao-Hsing Yu |
20 | Wei-Jie Huang |
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