Chinese Taipei vs North Korea, 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, World Cup Qualifiers
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Match Commentary
- 27': Hong Song-Ok (North Korea) Yellow Card at 27'
- 30': Choe Il-Son (North Korea) Substitution at 30'
- 32': Hong Song-Ok (North Korea) Goal at 32'
- 36': Ri Myong-Gum (North Korea) Yellow Card at 36'
- 45': Song Chun-Sim (North Korea) Substitution at 45'
- 49': Hong Song-Ok (North Korea) Goal at 49'
- 52': Kim Kyong-Yong (North Korea) Goal at 52'
- 63': Ri Song-A (North Korea) Substitution at 63'
- 68': Hong Song-Ok (North Korea) Goal at 68'
- 77': Sin Hyang (North Korea) Substitution at 77'
- 79': Chan Pi-han (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 79'
- 88': Yang Hsiao-chuan (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 88'
- 88': Liu Yu-chiao (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 88'
- 90'+4': Chen Yu-chin (Chinese Taipei) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+6': Wang Hsiang-huei (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 96'
- 90'+6': He Jia-shiuan (Chinese Taipei) Substitution at 96'
Statistics
 PRK |
TPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 13 |
| 76 | Possession | 24 |
| 42 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 17 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Attendance: 3,560
Line-Ups
Chinese Taipei (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ssu-Yu Cheng (GK) |
| 3 | Sin-Yun Su |
| 20 | Ying-Hui Chen |
| 22 | Ke-Sin Huang |
| 2 | Chi-Lan Chang |
| 9 | Yi-Yun Hsu |
| 10 | Matsunaga Saki |
| 14 | Kai-Ching Wu |
| 19 | Yu-Hsuan Su |
| 21 | Yu-Chin Chen  |
| 17 | Chin-Wen Chen |
North Korea (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Yu Son-Gum (GK) |
| 3 | Ri Kum-Hyang |
| 23 | Ri Hye-Gyong |
| 14 | Hwang Yu-Yong |
| 2 | Ri Myong-Gum |
| 9 | Kim Song-Gyong |
| 10 | Ri Hak |
| 13 | Jon Ryong-Jong |
| 20 | Chae Un-Yong |
| 12 | Hong Song-Ok |
| 17 | Kim Kyong-Yong |
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