Chinese Taipei - CHINESE Taipei overcame wet conditions and a delayed kick-off to beat the visiting Singapore side 2-1 at the Chungshan Stadium yesterday (Wednesday) in the first leg of their postponed First Round Olympic qualifiers. The clash was among three First Round ties postponed several months due to SARS. The hosts started strongly and scored the opener after 15 minutes through Lee Ming-chian, who watched his fortunate rebound from a tackle by Singapore national team defender Baihakki Khaizan loop over goalkeeper Lionel Lewis. Singapore equalised just before the break when Mustaqim Manzur surged down the right before crossing to Shahril Ishak, who beat a defender before netting. The visitors enjoyed more possession in the second period, but Chinese Taipei scored the winner with 15 minutes to go when Tu Ming-feng made the most of a Lewis clearance, his deflected shot ending up in the net and causing delight in the stands. Singapore coach P.N.Sivaji was disappointed but believed his side could turn the result around next Wednesday at the Jalan Besar Stadium(大馬路球場@@). "It旧 a blow because we expected to win this game. The boys didn急 take their chances and gave the ball away far too easily," Sivaji was reported as saying in The Straits Times. "At least we managed to get an away goal and that will be crucial in the second leg. The boys are dejected, but they虐e determined to put this right. I観 sure they歓l pull it off when we meet Taiwan again." Saudi Arabia await the winners in the Second Round, with matches scheduled for October 1 and 7. From : footballasia.com(AFC Official Website) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taiwan, GOGOGO!!! --

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