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Intercontinental Cup 2018: New Zealand vs Chinese Taipei, Live Match Updates

FT : Chinese Taipei 0-1 New Zealand
Updated: 06 June 2018 13:25 IST - Published: June, 05 2018 06:35 PM IST
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FULL TIME : Chinese Taipei 0-1 New Zealand

A second half dominated largely by Chinese Taipei could not breach the New Zealand defence as the All Whites register their first win of the tournament. 

Intercontinental Cup Action returns on 7th June as India will face the Kiwis for a place in the final.

That's it from for tonight. This is Sayak signing off. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda. Thank You and Good Night.
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90+6' Taipei going all out now for the equaliser but the finishing has been sloppy from the East Asian side.
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90+4' Chuan Chen skies a shot from outside the box. Wasted opportunity.
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90+2' It's been all Chinese Taipei since the last twenty minutes. They have got in numerous shots and crosses, but the Kiwis have yeld them somehow.
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7 Minutes Added on.
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86' SAVE! An Chen heads on to target from the corner, Tzanev tips his fingers to parry it away.
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84' SHOT! Hao Wei shoots inches wide.
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80' Chinese Taipei crossing relentlesly from the right but off to benefit.
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75' Billingsley goes down in the box, but referee sidelines the claims for a penalty.
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73' Hao Wei crosses in from the right but Tzanev collects.
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70' MISS! Chance of the match for Taipei as Hao Wei shoots agonizingly wide.
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67' Hao Wei's cross is blocked at the right by Ingham.
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66' Mao Li chases the ball for 30 metres but in lost cause. New Zealand recover.
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61' Bevan comes off for Billingsley, Cameron comes off for Lewis.
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59' Donkin is down injured and is subbed off.
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54' Sarpreet with all the time in the world in front of the goal, fails to sort out his feet allowing Kuei Yung to go for a last ditch tackle on Singh to dispossess him.
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53' Hao Wei with an amazing curling effort, inches wide of the target.
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50' Wei Chan gets a corner in, but NZ clear their lines.
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47' SAVE! Curled attempt from Ingham but Chieh Pan saves.
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Second Half kicks-off.
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HALF TIME : Chinese Taipei 0-1 New Zealand

An evenly matched first half comes to a close with New Zealand the lead courtesy a Bevan penalty.

Second half ten minutes away. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda!
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45+4' Corner cleared away by the Kiwis.
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45+3' SHOT! Yang Chen with a belter of a shot on goal, Tzanev parries it away for a corner.
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45+2' Boxall booked for a late challenge on Lun Lin.
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2 Minutes Added on.
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43' Sarpeet Singh goes past two defenders, nutmegs the third one but eventually gets outnumbered.
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41' Corner towards Wihongi, who fails to find the header. Chance goes abegging for NZ.
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39' Chinese Taipei get a corner at the near post, Kiwis clear the danger.
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36' GOAL! Stefan Bevans gives New Zealand the lead from the spot. 1-0.
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35' Hung brings down Sarpreet Singh in the box. Penalty to New Zealand.
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33' Chinese Taipei are slowly taking over the game with positive bit of play.
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31' The game has now become a cagey affair after the energetic initial start.
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26' Yang Chen goes for the spectacular from distance, but the shot is miles wide of the target.
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23' Donkins goes for goal from the freekick, Tzanev upto the task.
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22' Freekick to Taipei. Could go for a direct attempt.
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17' Chieh Pan parries away the incoming ball from the corner. Taipei recover.
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15' Hung with a brilliant last ditch tackle on Bevan. Corner to NZ.
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14' Hao Wei caught in two minds, as his cross from the right ends up in Tzanev hands. Looked more like a shot than a cross.
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12' Donkin shoots, Tzanev saves.
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11' Lun Lin shoots wide.
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10' New Zealand creating all sorts of trouble for Taipei, as they have three shots in 30 seconds. Taipei manage to avert the danger by throwing themselves in front of the ball.
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9' Sarpreet Singh's freekick finds Bevan who shoots, but gets his shot blocked away for a corner.
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8' Hung fouls Cameron in the right. Freekick to New Zealand.
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6' Hao Chei-Wan is played through with an aerial ball, but he skies it.
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3' Nervy start to the game with both teams trying to hold on to early posession.
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Kick-off! Chinese Taipei are in Blue while New Zealand are in White.
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The teams are walking out towads the middle amidst the FIFA Anthem.
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SUBSTITUTES FOR TODAY's GAME :

Chinese Taipei : Mao-Ting Wei, Yen-Shu Wu, Sheng-Wei Chen, Chao-An Chen, Yi-Wei Chen, Hao Cheng, Shao-Chieh Tu, Yu-Hung Chiu (GK), Ching-Hsuan Chen, Ming-Hsiu Chao, Hung-Wei Chen, Shou Che Tsai (GK)

New Zealand : Maxime Crocombe (GK), Samuel Brotherton, Moses Dyer, Timothy Payne, Alex Rufer, Noah Billingsley, Andre Ernes de Jong, Clayton Lewis, Dane Ingham, Matthew Ridenton, Adam Thomas Mitchell, Michael Cornelis Woud (GK)

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