Friday, November 30, 2012

East Asian Cup (Football)

The Chinese Taipei men's national team is participating in the second round of the East Asian Cup in Hong Kong today. The tournament lasts until the ninth. They face against Australia, North Korea (opponent today), Guam, and Hong Kong. The winner moves on to the next round. Chinese Taipei's team is made mostly of players who participate in the domestic Intercity League. The two who don't play in China. The most capped player is goalkeeper Lu Kun-Chi at 23. Other players to watch are Chen Po-Liang, Chan Han, and the Lo twins (Lo Chih-En and Lo Chih-Ah). The captain from their previous match Xavier Chen currently is playing in his native Belgian league for his club KV Mechelen. The national team plays against North Korea today.

As for the women's team, they had their competition about a week ago. They finished third out of the four teams. They lost to Australia 7-0 and China 2-0. They beat Hong Kong 2-1. Lai Li-Ching scored both goals. Footage of their match against Australia can be found here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGM_gGGUWIU

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