THOROUGH THRASHING: Hualien City beat Taichung Blue Whale 2-1, ending their three-year winning streak with one round of matches left and eight points to spare
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 14, 2020
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Hualien City’s Lin Kai-ling, right, scores the opening goal in her team’s Taiwan Mulan Football League match against Taichung Blue Whale at Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City on Saturday, as Blue Whale’s Nien Ching-yun, left, and Liu Chien-yun, center, look on.
Photo courtesy of CTFA
Hualien City have scored 38 points this season. Blue Whale are second on the scoreboard with 30 points, while Taipei Bravo are third with 23 points. One final round of matches is to be played on Saturday.
It is the fourth league trophy for Hualien City, and ends Blue Whale’s three-year winning streak. Hualien had won the title from 2014 to 2016.
Both teams defended well, leaving few chances in front of goal through most of the first half, although Blue Whale squandered several good opportunities inside the final third.
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