Sri Lanka, June 10 -- Sri Lanka beat Chinese Taipei 3-1 in Matchday 2 of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifying Round 3, Group D, on Tuesday (June 10) at the Colombo Racecourse.

Adhavan Rajamohan, Dillion De Silva and Ahmed Waseem Razeek scored for Sri Lanka within the span of 10 minutes in the second half while Huang Wei-chieh scored a consolation goal for Chinese Taipei in the 70th minute.

Sri Lanka get their first 3 points in Group D after a dominant win against a higher-ranked Chinese Taipei team.

Before today's match, both teams were without a point in Group D, which also includes Thailand and Turkmenistan--each having lost their opening fixtures.

Sri Lanka suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Thailand in Bangkok, with Gustavsson's first-h...