AFC Challenge League - Group E: Tainan City FC (TPE) 0-4 Dewa United FC (IDN)

Tangerang: Dewa United FC took a big step towards a quarter-final spot after an emphatic 4-0 win against Tainan City FC in their AFC Challenge League™ 2025/26 Group E clash on Wednesday.

Johannes Olde’s Dewa United only need a draw against Myanmar’s Shan United FC on Saturday to book their place in the knockout stage.

Tainan were forced to make a change after only four minutes, goalkeeper Pan Wen-Chieh could not continue following a heavy collision with his goalpost and had to be replaced by Tsai Shuo-Che.

Tsai’s first meaningful action was to pick the ball out of his net three minutes later after Egy Maulana Vikri split open Tainan’s defence with a wonderful pass for Alexis Messidoro to finish without much fuss.

Dewa United doubled their advantage in the 28th minute through the same combination, Egy Maulana with a cross from the right that was nodded home by Messidoro.

Messidoro returned the favour 10 minutes later, releasing Egy Maulana to curl past Tsai into the bottom corner.

Despite making two attacking changes for the second half with the introduction of Estama Benchy and Facundo Aranda, Tainan went further behind three minutes before the hour mark.

Egy Maulana found Messidoro in the box with just enough pace in the Argentine’s cutback for Privat Mbarga to slam home Dewa United’s fourth in the match.

Messidoro had the chance to seal his hat-trick in the 79th minute, beating Tsai to the ball from a deflected Egy Maulana cross but defender Kuo Po-Wei was in the right position to clear off the goal line.

Group E: Tainan City FC (TPE) 0-4 Dewa United FC (IDN)

Group E: Phnom Penh Crown FC (CAM) 3-1 Shan United FC (MYA)

Group D: SP Falcons FC (MNG) 0-2 Manila Digger FC (PHI)

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