Intercontinental Cup 2018: Kenya vs Chinese Taipei, Live Match Updates

FT : Chinese Taipei 0-4 Kenya

A comprehensive performance from Kenya in the second half puts the Harambee Boys into the final for a summit clash against India on June 10.

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4 Minutes Added on.

Otieno is announced as the 'Hero of the Match'.

88' GOAAAAAAL! The freekick is helped on it's way by a header, the keeper saves it but fails to hold on it allowing Jockins Otieno to score his second for the night.

86' Freekick to Kenya at the right side.

81' Hao Wei heads wide from a cross.

76' Hao Wei shoots. The shot is way off target.

75' Couple of Substitutions for Kenya. Game resumes.

69' GOAAAAAL! Timothy Otieno scores as the Taiwanese goalkeeper makes a huge error and leaves the goal empty.

67' Ovella Ochieng's cross is wayward.

60' Freekick into the danger zone by Taiwan, Kenya clear it away.

54' GOAAAL! Otieno scores from the spot. 2-0 to Kenya.

53' Penalty to Kenya. Mutamba brought down in the box by the keeper.

52' GOAAL! Dennis taps it home from the corner. 1-0 to Kenya.

51' Otieno shoots, Hung Chieu saves. Corner to Kenya.

50' Kuei Hung shoots, saved. Gets a rebound, fires it over the target

Patilah Omoto replaced by Timothy Balton for Kenya.

Timothy Otieno replaces Cliffton Miheso for Kenya.

Second half kicks off.

HALF TIME : Kenya 0-0 Chinese Taipei

An evenly matched second half comes to a close level pegging. Kenya need three goals in 45 minutes to qualify for the Final.

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3 Minutes Added on.

43' Hao Wei with a quick dribble inside, goes for a curler, misses.

41' Kenya get a corner swung in, the Taiwanese goalkeeper makes a mess of a simple save but the defenders bail Taipei out.

37' Chinese Taipei get a freekick into the box, but Kenyan defence is resilient enough to see off the lurking danger.

33' Omoto shoots. Saved.

30' SAVE! Chuan Chen heads straight to Matasi from the corner. Kenya recover.

29' Ming Wang shoots from a tough angle after a brilliant Taipei build-up. Matasi saves for a Chinese Taipei corner.

26' Mao Li dribbles and cuts in, shoots and hits the sidd netting. Some quick skills by the youngster here.

22' Trouble for Chinese Taipei. The Goalkeeper Chieh-Pan is subbed off due to a knee injury, Hung Chu replaces the former.

21' Otieno draws out the Taiwanese goalkeeper, but fails to hit the target.

20' After an early Kenya carnage, Taipei is slowly clawing back into the game.

14' Ochieng goes for a volley first time, the shot is wide.

12' Cliffton swings in a freekick into the danger zone, but Hung heads it away.

11' MISS! SO CLOSE! Mutamba literally heads the ball milimetres wide of the target from the corner. Taiwan living dangerously.

10' Dennis with a good weighted ball towards Ochieng, but Hung clears the safety. Corner to Kenya.

8' Couple of corners for Kenya, but Taiwan get any danger averted.

6' Cliffton's shot from the distance is saved.

4' Taiwanese Goalkeeper is called into action as Kenya build up an attack with a long ball from defence.

3' Both the sides trying to settle in here. No real chance for both the teams.

Kick-off in Mumbai.

The teams are out. Chinese Taipei are in Blue while Kenya is in Red. Pre-Match Formalities done and dusted. Kick-off next.

Kenya need to win by 3 goals or more to qualify for the Final.

Kenya

Starting XI : Patrick Matasi (GK), Jockins Atudo, Eric Ouma, Mike Kibwage, Musa Mohammed (C), Dennis Odhiambo, Patilah Omotto, Duncan Otieno, Cliffton Miheso, Ovella Ochieng, Pistone Mutamba

Substitutes : Timothy Odhiambo (GK), Bolton Omwenga, Bernard Ochieng, Johnstone Omurwa, Vincent Wasambo, Chrispin Oduor, Kenneth Muguna, Timothy Otieno, John Makwatta.

Chinese Taipei

Starting XI : Wen Chieh Pan (GK), Chien-Ming Wang, Ting-Yang Chen, Tzu-Kuei Hung, Ruei Wang, Wei Chuan Chan (C), Mao Li, Hao-Wei Chen, Chao-An Chen, Shao-Chieh Tu, En-Le Chu

Substitutes : Mao-Ting Wei, Yen-Shu Wu, William Donkin, Shen-Wei Chen, Chang Lun-Lin, Yi-Wei Chen, Hao Cheng, Yu-Hung Chu (GK), Ching-Hsuan Chen, Ming-Hsiu Chao, Hung-Wei Chen, Shou-Che Tsai (GK)

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the Intercontinental Cup! Next up is: Kenya vs Chinese Taipei

The last group game of the Intercontinental Cup will be between Kenya and Chinese Taipei.

Kenya started the competition on a positive note, as they defeated New Zealand 2-1, with Miheso and Ochieng producing one goal each. The Harambee Stars then received a 3-0 thrashing from India in their second match. On the other hand, the Chinese Taipei lost both their matches, the first one was a 5-0 drubbing by India, and the second was a 0-1 loss to New Zealand.

India is the only team safely through the final, and Kenya still have a good chance of qualifying so it is a do-or-die situation for them. Chinese Taipei are already out of contention, so chances are that the coach will field newer players to see how they fare.

After New Zealand defeated India 2-1 on June 7, things have gotten really interesting.

Kenya need to win the upcoming battle by at least 3 goals. In case they win 3-0, then both head-to-head and goal difference will be negated for India, New Zealand, and Kenya. A win by a three-goal margin would put Kenya on the same goal difference as New Zealand, however Kenya would qualify to the final as they would have scored more goals at the end of the group stage. It will be interesting to see how things pan out in this match.