India vs Chinese Taipei, Asian Games 2023 Highlights: IND start campaign with 2-1 loss to TPE

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Disappointing in the end for India but this has been quite a performance from them. They had Chinese Taipei on their toes throughout the first half and defended their lead for much of the second.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 90 minutes are up. That decision and the fact that this is the final minutes seems to have infused some purpose into Indian legs.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Indumathi tries to release Jyothi on the left, Ming-Jung off her line and box once again to kick off the danger but she ends up taking out Jyothi as well. No foul given by the referee which is a bit of a surprise. Dennerby is raging on the sidelines, Jyothi gets up and argues with the ref. No luck for India.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 84 mins: Hooda misjudges a long ball into the box, Hsuan Su collects it and slots it inside. That will be crushing for the Indians, they have been so good in defence but a goalkeeping error practically gifts Chinese Taipei the lead.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Su wrong-foots almost every Indian defender on her with a fake shot, then finds Hsu who goes for the near post. Shreya does well to get down to it and collect the ball.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Li-Chin Lai 68 mins: Lai has come on and changed the game in this second half. A well worked free kick routine ends up with Lai with the ball at the edge of the box. She moves in and lazers it into the top left corner. Shreya Hooda stood no chance there.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 63 mins: The ball is played to Su Yu-Hsuan, her first call of duty really since being subbed on. Her shot takes the side netting

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Bala Devi has gone off and Dinamo Zagreb forward Jyothi comes on for India now to take her place. That is a lot of pace India are bringing from the bench, for starters.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: We are now past the hour mark. Anju makes a brilliant run down the right hand flank but it is wasted as she mistimes her pass inside.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Free kick from a dangerous area and Li-Chin Lai takes it. It is about 30 yards away from the left, Lai goes for the near post, Hooda seems to have difficulty to it and the ball goes just wide of the post. It had taken a deflection off the wall and the corner comes to nothing.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Anju Tamang 46 mins: The Chinese Taipei box is filled with Indian bodies the first shot is stopped by Ming Jung but Anju Tamang is there to take the rebound. India, incredibly, take the lead in the first minute of the second half.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Allright then, India get us away for the second half. 

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: What a first half this has been. Chinese Taipei had more possession as expected but India have kept them on their toes throughout this half. Even having considerable possession themselves towards the end of the first half.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 43 mins: Manisha with another high ball from the left, Bala Devi competes for it with Li-Ping Zhou, Zhou wins that battle and heads the danger away.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 37 mins: What a chance that was for India. They maintain possession this time after playing out from the back. Manisha is played through on the left, she puts in a cross and it hits the cross bar. Anju gets it on the rebound and takes a shot at the near post, it ends up hitting the side netting .

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: India for some reason decide to try and play out from the back from the goalkick. India find it difficult to keep the ball with them and end up giving it away. Ying Hui sends in a low shot from distance that just about misses the target. Hooda takesw the ball and starts playing out from the back again. Brave stuff.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Hsiu Chin receives the ball inside the Indian box, pushes it past Hooda but Anju comes in and puts it for a corner. India put all their players in the box for it, Chinese Taipei try a variation and the shot comes from the edge of the box. Hooda collects it.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 26 mins: Manisha Kalyan brings the ball forward from the right, it comes to Bala Devi who takes a shot from distance. Ming-Jung manages to track the shot and gathers it.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Chinese Taipei have had far more possession but India haven't really allowed them to bombard their goal with shots. They have also looked good on the counter thus far.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Another dangerous ball from Anju and this time Ming Jung comes outside the box and kicks the ball away. India have had less of the possession but they are making use of the opportunities to counter and Chinese Taipei's high line is bringing their goalkeeper into action a bit too often for their liking.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Fantastic lofted ball from the right by Anju, Bala Devi chases it but the Chinese Taipei goalkeeper comes forward and collects it.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Grace brought down by Pu Han just past the centre circle in the Chinese Taipei half and India win a free kick. Ashalata takes it, goes for goal despite the distance and the goalkeeper collects it easily.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: Chinese Taipei have taken control of the game now. A dangerous ball into the box and that is dealt with well by Hooda. The cheers from the crowd every time they reach the Indian box shows who has the majority support here.

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: But Taipei almost took the lead. India lose the ball in their own half and TPE attack, the ball is played through to Yen-Ping Chen who was in the clear, she takes a shot at the far post and Shreya Hooda saves. 

India vs Chinese Taipei Live score: 2 mins: Chinese Taipei go on the attack early on but India snatch the ball and hit them on the counter themselves. Manisha Kalyan tried to play it through to Bala Devi from the left flank, TPE put it out for a corner. It becomes consecutive corners but Chinese Taipei deal with it.