The Mongolian team lost 2-4 against Taiwan  in FIFA friendlies at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on 5th of October.  Yesterday, fans had barely settled in their seats when Mongolia surprised the hosts with a quick counterattack in the fourth minute.

Attacking midfielder Tsagaantsooj Munkh-Erdene found space between two defenders to receive a cross from the right side and scuffed the ball, which bounced past Taiwan goalkeeper Pan Wen-chieh into the net. It was pleasantly shocking for visitors to take the early 1-0 lead, but seemed to awaken the hosts, who put in a more energetic display in search of goals.

Captain Chen Po-liang thought he had scored in the 17th minute, when he connected for a header on a corner-kick, but the ball hit the upright and was cleared by the Mongolia defense. On the half-hour mark, Onur Dogan, a Turkish-born naturalized Republic of China citizen, broke through on the left side into the opposition box, but his shot was blocked by Mongolia’s goalkeeper.

Mongolia striker Naranbold Nyam-Osor made Taiwan’s defense pay for an errant pass, blasting a shot into the net to make it 3-2 in the 75th minute. However, Taiwan substitute Jiang Sin-long collected a cross and scored with his first shot for the hosts, securing the 4-2 victory.