FINAL TEST: The win means Taiwan top the standings with six points and they would win the tournament by claiming at least a draw against Laos at 7pm today
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 05, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter
Taiwan yesterday made it two wins in two days by defeating East Timor 3-1 in the CTFA17 International
Taiwan’s Chen Ting-yang, second right, celebrates scoring against East Timor with his teammates at the Taipei Municipal Stadium yesterday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
Tournament at the Taipei Municipal Stadium.
In a match that turned increasingly bad-tempered and ended with both squads squaring up to each other following the final whistle, it was the hosts who took the lead in the 20th minute when Hung Tzu-kuei beat his marker on the left side of the penalty area.
Hung’s cross found Li Mao, the scorer of a brace in Taiwan’s victory over the Philippines on Sunday, but this time his shot was saved, the rebound falling to Wen Chih-hao, who converted the simplest of tap-ins.
The visitors failed to produce a shot on target until the 58th minute when Su De-cai’s attempted back-pass was short and Rufino Gama intercepted, before chipping the ball over stranded goalkeeper Pan Wen-chieh. [FULL STORY]
