讀後心得

The Chinese Taipei women's football team was scheduled to compete against New Zealand in an international invitational match on April 8 at the Kaohsiung Nanzi Football Stadium, but the match was canceled due to safety concerns regarding the venue. Although the facility management made efforts to reinforce the stadium, New Zealand ultimately decided not to participate. Former Football Association Deputy Secretary-General Jiao Jiahong criticized this incident as a "national disgrace" and stated that fans felt disappointed. The Taiwan Football Association has apologized to fans and is offering full refunds to those who purchased tickets, promising to improve event organization and venue management in the future.

The Chinese women's national football team was scheduled to compete against the New Zealand team at Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium in the "2025 Chinese Women's International Football Invitation Tournament," but due to venue safety issues, the New Zealand team decided to cancel the match after arriving in Taiwan. Despite the venue management making every effort to reinforce the facilities during the Qingming holiday, the New Zealand team ultimately chose not to participate. Former Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Football Association, Jiao Jiahong, criticized this incident as a "national disgrace."

According to the plan, the qualification for the 2025 Asian Cup is set to take place this June in Indonesia, while the EAFF E-1 East Asian Cup 2025 women's finals are scheduled for July in South Korea. This invitation tournament is also the first one held at home in five years for the Chinese women's national football team. After their arrival, the New Zealand team conducted several inspections regarding the venue issues and suggested re-laying the grass. The venue management also increased their staff to rectify this, but they ultimately failed to achieve satisfactory safety standards.

Jiao Jiahong pointed out on social media that they had originally hoped to compete against New Zealand, a team that has participated in the World Cup, but due to venue issues, this could not be realized. He emphasized that from the cancellation of the practice match to the official competition, Taiwanese fans could only learn about the situation through New Zealand's social media and expressed dissatisfaction with the Chinese Football Association for shirking responsibility in this incident.

Regarding the cancellation of the event, the Taiwan Football Association expressed regret and apologized to fans. It is understood that only Taipei Athletic Field and Kaohsiung National Stadium meet international competition standards, but both venues were unavailable during this invitation tournament due to other events. The association has opened full refunds for fans who purchased tickets and emphasized that it will continue to improve the event organization and venue management mechanisms to provide a better viewing experience for the fans.