Chen Ruijie scored the winning goal to help the Taiwan men's football team win a long-awaited victory.

(Provided by the Football Association)

[Reporter Wu Mengru/Comprehensive Report] Taiwan’s men’s football team, which has returned to the international competition after more than a year, held a friendly match in Thailand yesterday. Relying on Chen Ruijie’s key goal in the 72nd minute of the second half, they finally defeated Thailand 1-0 and suspended. In the 10-game losing streak in the international competition, he won the first victory after waiting for more than 3 years.

The Taiwan men's football team, ranked 157 in the world, last played in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifying play-offs in October last year. Now, after waiting for more than a year to return to the international competition, they will face Thailand, which is ranked 111 in the world.

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The last two times Taiwan met Thailand ended in a loss, and the last time they met was in 2015, when they lost 2:4.

Taiwan’s men’s football team is going to Thailand with domestic league players as the team. This game only has 25% ball possession rate, and the 7 shots are not as good as Thailand’s 25 times. However, Chen Ruijie broke the net with a kick near the penalty area in the 72nd minute. Pan Wenjie made great achievements in defending the city gate, blocked the opponent's strong shots many times, and joined hands to help the team win the long-lost victory 1:0.

The last time the Taiwan team won was on June 11, 2019, when Taiwan defeated Hong Kong 2:0 in a friendly match.

Zheng Wencan, chairman of the Football Association, also announced that in addition to the original national team appearance fee, a bonus of 300,000 yuan will be distributed to encourage all team members.

Chen Ruijie scored the winning goal to help the Taiwan men's football team win a long-awaited victory.

(Provided by the Football Association)

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