In the final round of the 2027 men's Asian Cup qualifiers, Chinese Taipei lost to Turkmenistan

The Chinese Taipei men's football team played the first game in the final round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying tournament on the 25th, although it once relied on An Yien's free kick in the second half to equalize the game, but it did not block the opponent's goal in the penalty area, and finally lost to Turkmenistan 1:2.

Chinese Taipei's Ahn Yien scored with a free kick in the second half and once equalized the game, but unfortunately lost to Turkmenistan 1:2 in the end

Chinese Taipei, ranked 165th in the world, is in Group D with Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand in the final round of the Asian Cup qualifying round.

Chinese Taipei and the world's No. 143 Turkmenistan have met 5 times in the past and 1 win is hard to find, and they met again on the 25th, An Yien, Banji and You Yaoxing showed a threatening attack in the frontcourt, but unfortunately they all lacked a kick in the goal, and the two sides drew 0:0 in the first half.

In the second half, both teams went on the offensive, with Turkmenistan scoring in the 48th minute with a kick from Tagaev's penalty area. Ahn Yien tripped the ball in the 63rd minute, won a free kick and scored from a distance to help Chinese Taipei pull one back, which was also his sixth goal for the Chinese Taipei men's football team.

However, the Chinese Taipei team failed to clear the ball in time in the penalty area in the 83rd minute, allowing Gubanov to seize the opportunity and follow up and put the ball directly in front of the goal, and then Chinese Taipei failed to score again, and the outcome was decided.

Chinese Taipei coach White said, "We played a good game and the young players in the team played well, but the result was a bit unfortunate in the end. He also called on his players to keep working hard and get their first win against Sri Lanka on June 10.