BANGLADESH v VIETNAM

Futsal beginners Bangladesh showed admirable spirit in their opening bow on the AFC stage, even taking an unlikely early lead before eventually failing to a 7-1 defeat the hands of an experienced Malaysian side.

Masura Parvin’s thumping early goal gave the South Asians permission to dream when she put them 1-0 up within two minutes, but inexperience ultimately told for the side with an average age of just 16.

Reflecting on his side’s relatively encouraging tournament debut, Bangladesh boss Golam Robbani Choton said their lack of experience proved costly.

Malaysia, however, started cautiously as head coach Addie Azwan's players took the opening minutes to gauge their Group B rivals.

Tournament debutants Bangladesh used that to their advantage and found the back of the net three minutes into the game, through Masura Parvin's strike from the second penalty mark, courtesy of Sabina Khatun's kick-in.

A stung Malaysia responded almost immediately as a series of passes from the right led to Hanis tapping in from close range, before Zurain Kamarudin scored in similar fashion just seconds after the restart for them to take the lead.

Bangladesh had a few runs that could have led to a goal, but their lack of competitive experience gave Malaysia enough time to react defensively.

Vietnam's Thi Thanh came close to opening the scoring from close range off a free-kick in the first minute but Chinese Taipei 'keeper Li I-chieh did well to block the attempt.

Chinese Taipei, however, were unfazed by their opponents' early aggression, as they worked hard to keep Vietnam in their own half.

Truong Quoc Tuan's charges were handed multiple golden opportunities when Chinese Taipei committed their sixth and seventh fouls,  but Li rose to the occasion to maintain the goalless scoreline.