{"id":15247,"date":"2013-05-24T06:49:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T06:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15247"},"modified":"2013-05-24T06:49:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T06:49:59","slug":"india-win-hearts-but-lose-to-chinese-taipei-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=15247","title":{"rendered":"India win hearts but lose to Chinese Taipei 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"West Bank: Sometimes the scoreline doesn\u2019t tell the true story. And it did not on Thursday as Chinese Taipei scraped past India 2-1 to notch up their second consecutive win in a group D encounter here at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium in West Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yu Hsiu Chin and Lai Li Chin scored either side of a fine set-piece equaliser from Sasmita Malik in the 53rd minute to secure the win for Taipei. Courtesy the result, they move to six points from two matches while India, in spite of spirited displays, remain without a point.<\/p>\n

If the twice SAFF Champions won the tactical battle in the first half, they were by far the better side in the second period. Head Coach Anadi Barua\u2019s ploy of playing deep and attacking on the counter paid off as Taipei \u2013 who scored six against Palestine in their opening game \u2013 were bottled up in the final third by India\u2019s defence for most part of the first essay.<\/p>\n

The second half belonged to India and Sasmita Malik whose World class free kick in the 53rd minute left the motley crowd on a pleasant evening in Palestine awe-struck.<\/p>\n

India started the better team in the opening exchanges. Taipei were allowed virtually no space in the danger zone. Sweeper back Ashalata Devi\u2019s alacrity came to the fore time and again. Her crucial block in the 8th minute kept Hsiu Chin\u2019s powerful right-footer at bay.<\/p>\n

In the 24th minute, Hsiu Chin was in the in thick of things again, this time failing to beat the offside trap excellently laid for her by India.<\/p>\n

The 51st Ranked Team had a few half-chances to draw first blood as well on the counter. Former India Captain Oinam Bembem Devi\u2019s free kick was fisted away, and Kamala Devi’s shot went inches wide as the match neared its half way mark.<\/p>\n

But much against the pace of the game, striker Yu Hsiu Chin bundled in Lai Li Chin\u2019s floater over the line moments before the half time whistle to give Taipei the lead.<\/p>\n

Switching to 4-4-2 formation from the initial 5-4-1, India started the second half on a bright note. Bembem Devi\u2019s low drive from just outside the box kissed the crossbar on its way out. Stopper back Ashem Romi Devi \u2013 playing her first match of the AFC Cup \u2013 made way for striker Pinky Bompal Magar.<\/p>\n

India were breaching their rival defence more often, and in the 53rd minute of the match they got their reward. It was a piece of brilliance from winger Sasmita Malik who earned and converted her free kick to perfection from the right side of the penalty area into the far left corner of Cheng Ssu Yu\u2019s goal. The 30-yard curler was a class apart.<\/p>\n

Li Chin\u2019s goal nine minutes from time broke many neutral hearts who all the while were enjoying the ball possession and swift flank play displayed by India.
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In the other match of the day, Myanmar blanked Palestine 9-0. Striker Yee Yee Oo found the back of the net seven times with six of them coming in the second half when Myanmar ran riot against a hapless Palestine outfit. Khin Moe Wai \u2013 scorer in the last match as well \u2013 notched up a brace. Courtesy the win, Myanmar go to six points from two matches while the hosts are still to open their account.<\/p>\n

INDIA: Roshni Devi; Tuli Goon (C), Ashalata Devi, Radharani Devi, Romi Devi, Suprava Samal; Sasmita Malik, Premi Devi, Oinam Bembem Devi, Prameshwori Devi; Kamala Devi.<\/p>\n

By Debayan Mukherjee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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