Indonesia will face the winners of the Thailand-Afghanistan tie, who play later on Tuesday, in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Indonesian goalkeeper Ahmad Habiebie returned between the posts after serving a one-match ban, but was hardly called into action in the opening minutes as the young Garuda held the lion’s share of possession, but struggled to beat Vietnam custodian Nguyen Tang Dinh.

Vietnam, who were alert in defence, kept Indonesia at bay but an error by Dao Cong Hoang in the seventh minute almost gave their Southeast Asian rivals a head start when Mohammad Afif Rizky dispossessed Cong Hoang in the final third, but Tang Dinh was alert to thwart the danger.

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Group winners: IR Iran, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia

Group runners-up: Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Vietnam

“I told my players that we need to take this challenge to bounce back,” said Lebanon head coach Tarek Rizk. “We will work on it. We have a chance to say that we are ready to play against strong contenders.”

Lebanon started their Group B campaign against Kyrgyz Republic, a match which they started on the back foot after conceding in the first minute, but Tarek Rizk’s side soldiered on to seal a 3-2 win.

Indonesia 7-5 Vietnam

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In terms of stats, Thailand were the best performers in the Group Stage, scoring 12 goals and only conceding three to finish top of Group B, but Mendez is expecting to face their toughest opponents thus far

“Our first target was to qualify for the quarter-finals, and now we have a very big challenge in front of us, the more-talented team of Afghanistan,” said Mendez.

In the inaugural edition hosted by Thailand in 2017, Hamzah Abbas Zameet’s goal proved to be the difference as Iraq emerged victors. 

Iraq would go on to reach the final before losing to Islamic Republic of Iran to place second and the class of 2019 are aiming to go one better.

This Iraqi squad has players with the experience of having played in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics where they finished fifth, and head coach Ali Talib Muhammad is confident of his team’s chances against Japan.

With the identity of the last eight teams confirmed following the conclusion of Matchday Two on Saturday, the final round of matches on Sunday were to determine the quarter-final lineup.