CHENNAI: The Indian Women’s Team will play against the Chinese Taipei at the Wenzhou Sports Olympic Centre Stadium, in Wenzhou on Thursday.
According to sources, ranking spots for India are placed 61st in the FIFA rankings while Chinese Taipei are 38th.
India and Chinese Taipei are in Group B alongside Thailand also in the group.
The two sides faced each other for the first time in 2013 and then in 2021. Chinese Taipei won the first encounter 2-1 but India beat them 1-0 the second time when they played in the 2021 AFC Women's Asia Cup.
The first half of the footballing action in Asian Games 2023 between Chinese Taipei and India was totally full of action as the Blue-Tigresses showed great attacking intensity as well as confident defending from Shreya Hooda.
Bala Devi, Indumati & Manisha Kalyan are on absolute fire and keep on making back-to-back promising attacks and on the other side Chinese Taipei's LEE Hsiu-Chin and skipper WANG Hsiang-Hue took a couple of attempts but India's keeper Shreya Hooda made no mistake to give her best under the post.
Lineups are out!!
#LINEUPS are out for the Chinese Taipei vs India game!
Game begins!!
Chinese Taipei gets the first touch to the game
1st minute:
Indumathi gives India a lead, Manisha earns a corner and Dalima Chibber delivers but Chinese Taipei survive.
5 minute: (IND 0- 0 TPE)
Taipei play it forward at pace and this time Lee gets the ball in an area and passes delightful ball to Ting but misses it.
6 minute:
First save for Shreyas Hooda as Ping Cheng takes a first time shot after being played through,keeper pushes it away.
10th Minute:
India defends well as Chinese Taipei had a slow start but they are dominating now. Yin-Ting takes a shot from the near side, another straightforward save for Shreya.
17th minute:
Bala Devi misses chance to reach the ball, as the Chinese Taipei goalie gets there ahead of the Indian striker.
20th Minute:
A dangerous long ball came towards Anju but before she could get to the ball, the Chinese Taipei goalkeeper rushed towards it and cleared it.
25th minute:
Indumathi intercepts a pass in midfield but her cross is aimless.
29th Minute:
Manisha gets a Yellow card for her mistimed challenge on Kai Ching.
34th minute:
Manisha Kalyan rattles the post after being sent through, Anju Tamang hits wide, gets a corner from the attack but India can’t make it count.
44th minute:
India again gets Yellow card, Sangita makes a foul to prevent a Chinese Taipei counter.
45th Minute:
Game extends for one minute
Half-time!
Referee blows the whistle its half time now, Chi Yi Ting meanwhile gets her shot saved by Shreya, excellent through pass to her but Hooda is there to make the save.
#HALFTIME | Even-steven between Chinese Taipei and India at the break!
Second Half underway!
46th Minute: (IND 1-0 TPE)
Anju Tamang has given India the lead as she scores early on in the second half
India had a substitution before the goal:
OUT: Sangita IN: Astam
51st Minute:
Taipei's Lee attempts a stepover but India's captain Ashalata blocks her.
59th Minute:
The tables have turned from the first half where India takes a lead via Indumathi and Manisha Kalyan over Chinese Taipei
62nd Minute:
Substitution for Chinese Taipei
OUT: Ting Chi IN: Yu-Hsuan Su
63rd Minute:
Subtitution for India
OUT: Bala Devi IN: Jyoti
68th Minute: (IND 1-1 TPE)
Chinese Taipei Lai scores and equalizes with India as Lai got the ball at the edge of the box and she buried it past Shreya to the top left corner.
71th Minute:
Yellow card for Chia Ying from TPE
74th Minute:
Substitutions for Chinese Taipei
OUT: Hsiang Huei IN: Yi-Yun Hsu
OUT: Yen Ping IN: hsin Hui Lin
80th Minute:
Corner for TPE where Manisha looks to be in some pain and walks off the pitch to get herself checked.
82th Minute:
Substitution for India
OUT: Manisha IN: Guguloth
83th Minute:
Substitution for Chinese Taipei
OUT: Hsiu Chin IN: Li
84th Minute: (IND 1-2 TPE)
Hsuan Su scores to give Chinese Taipei again the lead against India
90th Minute: (IND 1- 2 TPE)
Taipei wins a corner but loses the ball but misses it. Seven minutes to be added on, that should give hope to India.
92nd Minute:
Taipei looks to pick India off on the counter as Lai looks to pick out Su in the game.
97th Minute: India 1- 2 Taipei
The referee blows the whistle as TPE beats IND
#FULLTIME | A narrow loss, but a great fight from India!
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