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The stalemate took the UAE side to seven points, two behind pacesetters Al Hussein SC of Jordan but three ahead of third-placed PFC Nasaf, with only the top two teams to advance to the knockout stage. Kuwait SC moved up to two points.

Al Duhail SC cruised to a 6-2 win over Al Shamal while there were also matches in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.

The-AFC.com takes a look at how the past week's domestic action unfolded across West Asia.

The two, together with FC Abdysh-Ata of Kyrgyz Republic, finished on six points but Turkmenistan's Arkadag topped the group on goal difference with Al Arabi second, with the Kuwaiti side going through as the best runners-up from the three West Zone groups.

Arkadag will face India's East Bengal in the quarter-finals while Al Arabi will take on Oman's Al Seeb Club.

Having lost 1-0 to Kyrgyz Republic’s FC Abdysh-Ata in their opener, the win revives Al Arabi’s hopes with Turkmenistan’s FC Arkadag up next for them on Friday.

Both teams finished on seven points, with Australia topping the group with a superior goal difference while Indonesia advanced as one of the five best runners-up.

In the later game, Kuwait picked up a 9-0 win against Northern Mariana Islands to close out their campaign on a resounding note.

Erbol Atabaev’s 62nd minute strike sealed the points for the Kyrgyz Republic side, who will face FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan on Matchday Two with Al Arabi to play Maziya Sports & RC of the Maldives.

With the two to meet in Sunday’s decider, Indonesia sharpened their tools with a 10-0 success against Northern Mariana Islands while Australia were given a stiff test by Kuwait before winning 3-1.

The win put Shabab Al Ahli on top of the standings with six points ahead of Jordan's Al Hussein, who defeated PFC Nasaf of Uzbekistan 2-1 in the group’s other fixture.

Australia, meanwhile, defeated Northern Mariana Islands 19-0.

Al Duhail SC returned to winning ways to stay ahead in the Qatar Stars League while matches were also played in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Oman.