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Ex National Team Coach Ejected From AFC Game
Amid the chaos of yesterday’s game between Taiwan and India, news has emerged that former national team coach, Chen Kuei-jen, was ejected from the game at halftime for shouting ‘Go Taiwan’. Additionally, Radio Taiwan has reported that Taiwanese fans also had placards with pictures of Taiwan’s players taken away by security. Although no longer employed…
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Match Report: Taiwan: 3 – India: 1
It was a tale of three goal posts and plenty of tough tackles, but Taiwan have advanced to the knock-out phases of the AFC Finals for only the second time in three decades. It was hard slogging against an Indian team that had lost both their previous group games– including a 11-0 defeat to Japan–…
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Match Report: Taiwan: 1 – Vietnam: 0
Taiwan’s womens team took a major step towards qualifying out of their AFC Finals group after beating Vietnam. The Mulan were simply too much for their opposition, who had their moments but over the course of ninety minutes were visibly the weaker team on the field. Having lost in valiant fashion to Japan only a…
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Match Report: Japan 2: – Taiwan: 0
Taiwan began their AFC Women’s Finals tournament in Australia with a gutsy but perhaps inevitable defeat to tournament favorites, Japan. The Mulan had a clear game plan from the beginning; defend deep, play selflessly and try to limit the opportunities for the tournament favorites to shoot from inside the Taiwan penalty box. For a large chunk…
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Womens Roster Finalized For AFC Cup Finals
The Taiwanese women’s national team has been finalized and all twenty-six players are now in Australia as they prepare for the upcoming AFC Womens Cup Finals next month. The tournament will be huge for the Mulan as the team continues its steady improvement at the international level. Having failed to qualify for the AFC Finals for…
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Mulan League Recap: Round 13
The Mulan League’s big three all had much needed results against weaker sides but some of the teams had an easier experience than others. Among the results were a couple of sensational individual performances as well as one side getting a badly needed win to lift them within touching distance of the top four places…
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