Playing their first Qualifier on home soil since 2011, the victory revived their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 hopes after having settle for a 1-1 draw with Bahrain on Matchday One.

It was Hong Kong’s second defeat, having lost 2-0 to Islamic Republic of Iran after opening their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Cambodia.

The Continent's 40 teams will only have a few days to recover before Matchday Four comes along on Tuesday, with another 16 matches scheduled.

It was a day of high quality action as 32 of the 40 teams involved in this phase of the Asian Qualifiers got their campaigns underway.

The teams now have a four-day break before Matchday 2 on Tuesday, which will see Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia kicking off their campaigns.

There were winning starts for Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates while Saudi Arabia were held to a 2-2 draw by Yemen.

Bangladesh, the final team to open their campaign on Matchday 2, were edged 1-0 by Afghanistan.

The Asian Qualifiers action will resume on October 10 so make sure to stay with the-AFC.com for the latest.