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The defeat was a blow for Hang Yuan as only a victory would have taken them into the quarter-finals, with both teams exiting with three points each.
Kasuka - who had suffered back-to-back defeats - were determined to go out with a bang and it took them six minutes to score the first goal of their campaign.
A short corner from captain Khairil Shahme to Pedro de Paula on the left was then followed by a swerving shot from an acute angle from the Brazilian midfielder which caught goalkeeper Jacobs Odo out as the ball flew past him.
Hang Yuan responded with a great run from Chang Ssu-yu on the right before cutting the ball back to Wang Po-ying, whose effort looked goal bound only for Jack Landreth to pull off a big save, with the keeper then denying Ng Pui-hei on the follow-up.
The increasing pressure eventually paid dividends for the Chinese Taipei side, Wang tucking home a penalty in the 42nd minute after Samuel Abbey handled Ng’s cross.
Group E: New Taipei City Hang Yuan FC (TPE) v Kasuka FC (BRU)
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The increasing pressure eventually paid dividends for the Chinese Taipei side, Wang tucking home a penalty in the 42nd minute after Samuel Abbey handled Ng’s cross.
A moment of confusion in the Hang Yuan defence between captain Huang Yung-chun and Odo nearly gifted Jordan the chance to restore Kasuka’s lead four minutes into the second half but the forward failed to capitalise.
With Hang Yuan getting increasingly frustrated as the clock ticked away, Kasuka found their second gear and scored the winner in the 80th minute, Kentaro Sato teeing up de Paula for a powerful low strike beyond Odo.
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