The match is the second time a soccer international has been hosted on Taiwan's home turf, following the World Cup qualifying match between Taiwan and Australia on October 15, 2019, and the
commander-in-chief
Gary White's first match after his second stint. Taiwan, ranked 156th in the world, faced Thailand, ranked 114th in the world.
The last time the two sides met was on December 14 last year in Thailand, where Taiwan won 1-0 to end a 10-match losing streak in international matches.
Unlike his previous stint coaching the then-Golden Generation, this time Gary White coached the
the national team
The lineup is facing a period of bloodletting, and the absence of midfielders such as Chan Pak Leung and Wan Chi-Ho due to injuries has also given a number of young players a chance to compete for starting positions.
Comparatively speaking, Thailand is preparing to participate in the final round of the Asian Cup to be held in January next year, in terms of personnel scheduling to adjust and find available soldiers, except for the back line to test the newcomers, the mid-field and front almost lined up the quasi-first army lineup. In the offense, Thailand has been named before the match as one of the most important players in the world.
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The duo of Chanathip Songkrasin (18), who plays for J1 Kawasaki Striker, and Supachok Sarachat (7) of Gonzaga Sapporo have built around it.
From the start, Taiwan set up a 4222 formation with a counter-attacking stance on the right side of the field, starting the first line of defense at the top of the center circle and keeping a close eye on Songkrasin (18) to prevent him from facing the goal directly when he was in possession of the ball. Taiwan's lineup gave left midfielder Tsai Li-Jing the space to get into the middle of the field and organize on counterattacks, but it also made it necessary to rely on a lot of running cover on the left side of the field. Thailand, on the other hand, attacked Taiwan's right side and used both flanks as the main direction of attack, and the two sides were in a stalemate in the opening half.
23 minutes.
Thailand made the first change, moving Supachok Sarachat (7) into the middle to increase the number of men in the middle and giving the width of the attack on both flanks to left back Peerapat Notchaiya (2) and right back Nicholas Mickelson (12, Norwegian Youth), pushing the two men forward into Taiwan's backline to form a five-man attacking line, which allowed the The game began to pick up speed.
As Thailand's manpower almost pressed forward after the ball was released from the midfield, giving Taiwan space for counterattacks, Taiwan gradually played a few waves of beautiful counterattacks from the 20th minute onwards, but the relative danger in front of the goal also began to be surrounded by danger, as Thailand relied on the three- and four-player groups in the middle of the road to create two waves of almost-goal attacks, which also magnified the problem of non-central defender Wu Chun-ching's (11) tendency to be pulled out and lose his position.
35 minutes.
Gary White replaced defensive midfielder Yim Woosang (19) with center back Chan Ting Yeung (3) and pushed Ng Chun Ching (11) forward into the midfield after Thailand finished the right wave of attack, after which the two sides were deadlocked until half-time with no result.
Midfield Thailand made three player changes to allow the newcomers to adjust to the pace of international play.
Chalermsak Aukkee (13) for Jakkapan Praisuwan (15)
Chatmongkol Rueangthanarot (3) for Notchaiya (2)
Channarong Promsrikaew (11) for Sarach Yooyen (6)
The first two substitutions were in the opposite direction, while center forward Promsrikaew (11) for center back Yooyen (6) was another adjustment to the attacking system.
Taiwan, on the other hand, made a pair of substitutions with Chen Chaoan (14) for Chen Ruijie (21).
48 minutes.
Taiwan's left sideline ball was thrown to Chen Chiu-an (14), who knocked the ball back to Tsai Li-jing for a shot that was accidentally hit on the back of left center back Kritsada Kaman (5) for an own goal. 1:0, Taiwan leads.
But the goal did not disrupt Thailand's tactical setup.
Thailand changed the first half's three-player backfield system to a four-player backfield system with two center backs and two midfielders, pushing the point of attack forward to the middle of the field, and pulling Songkrasin (18) to the right midfield to play against Tsai Li-Jing (10), and Sarachat (7) to the left side of the field, to suppress Taiwan's counterattacks, to lengthen Taiwan's counterattacks, and to create opportunities for Thailand's counterattacks from the ground. The 45-degree diagonal passes started to become more frequent, forcing Taiwan's midfielders to keep moving back and forth to fill the space on the field.
In the 55th minute, the game changed again, as Taiwan's aggressive play led to a decline in stamina at this point, with the midfield line retreating at a reduced speed, leaving gaps between the midfield line and the backline appearing more and more frequently.
In the 59th minute, Taiwan had a 2 on 2 counterattack opportunity, Chen Chiu-an (14) held the ball and counterattacked, while Yau Yiu-hsing (30), who was actively running, was already in a physical exhausted condition and could only follow the run, unable to accelerate the run to open up the space, and then cramped and fell to the ground and left the field for treatment.
With players leaving the field for treatment, there was a difference in Taiwan's perception of offense and defense. Center back Wang Rui (5) broke the ball at the edge of the penalty area and pushed forward with the ball, the back line took the opportunity to adjust their strength, but right midfielder Yau Chia-huang (20) did not push forward, but instead received the ball horizontally, and in the open midfielder Wu Chun-ching (11) signaled to ask for the ball, and Wu Yen-shu (8), who was next to him, signaled for the ball to be handed over to Wu Chun-ching. Wang Rui (5), with Songkrasin (18) already on his side, decided to pass the ball back to the backline, but Teerasil Dangda (10), who had just been cut off, was lucky to get a one-touch chance from the same spot, and easily pushed it past the keeper for a goal.
