The Syrian side went into the game unbeaten in their opening three games on the continent and off the back of a 2-1 victory over Al Ansar a week earlier.

But El Hadji Malick Tall curled in the only goal of the game shortly after the interval as the Lebanese team claimed all three points to leapfrog Al Wahda into second place.

Dhofar started on the attack as Hugo Lopez's header in the eighth minute was saved by Al Faisaly's goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaiba.

Al Faisaly responded quickly through Yasser Al Rawashdeh in the 16th minute, but his header from close range missed the target by a narrow margin. Al Rawashdeh came close to scoring again from a difficult angle, but his effort went just wide.

Five minutes before the half time whistle, Dhofar managed to break the deadlock as Khalil Al Darmaki snatched the ball before Al Faisaly's defenders could react and sent an accurate pass to Said who slotted into the bottom left corner.

The Jordanian side increased their work rate in order to level things but Alban Meha's shot from inside the box ended on the wrong side of the post in the 68th minute. The two-time AFC Cup winners pushed for an equaliser, but the Omanis managed to hold on to their lead, securing the team's first win in the competition.

Despite the win, Dhofar remain in Group C's last spot with four points ahead of their away clash against Lebanon's Al Ansar. Meanwhile, Al Faisaly stayed top of the group with seven points and will face Syria's Al Wahda on Matchday Five.

 

Al Wahda attacked from the start as Bassel Moustafa looked to add to his three goals in the competition, but his sixth minute effort was saved by goalkeeper Rabea El Kakhi. Al Ansar responded just five minutes later through Tall who watched as his shot was parried away by Al Wahda's Khaled Ibrahim.

The home side continued to push for a goal as Alaa El Baba's shot from outside the box went wide in the 34th minute. Just three minutes before the half time whistle, Abbas Atwi came close to opening the scoring for Al Ansar but his placed shot missed the target by a narrow margin as the two sides headed into the break goalless.

The second half started with a bang as Tall received Atwi's through pass and curled it from the edge of the box into the back of Ibrahim's net, to hand Al Ansar the lead and earn the Senegalese a goal for the third game running.

The Lebanese side continued to dominate and had a golden chance to double their lead in the 75th minute when El Baba beat the goalkeeper with an angled effort but saw his attempt cannon off the crossbar to limit Al Ansar's win to a single goal at the final whistle.

Al Ansar avenged their 2-1 defeat to Al Wahda on Matchday Three and moved past them into second place with six points with a home fixture against group bottom Dhofar next up for them. Meanwhile, Al Wahda stayed at five points in third place and will pay hosts to Jordan's Al Faisaly on Matchday Five.

 

Istiklol broke the deadlock in the 50th minute at Sport Toplumy when Nikolai Zenko bundled past a couple of lacklustre challenges before prodding the ball beyond the onrushing Mamed Orazmuhamedov.

The game looked beyond Altyn Asyr as the visitors doubled their lead from the penalty spot nine minutes later, Akhtam Nazarov converting from 12 yards after Sergei Tikhonovski had been fouled by Shohrat Soyunov.

Murat Yakshiyev pulled one back for Altyn Asyr from the edge of area in the 90th minute though, before Altymyrat Annadurdyyev completed the remarkable recovery three minutes later with a header from a corner.

The draw leaves things wide open in the group after two match days, with Istiklol and Altyn Asyr tied on four points and FC Ahal on three, while FC Alay of Kyrgyz Republic are yet to get on the board.

Each team’s next game comes on April 11, when Altyn Asyr are away to fellow Turkmenistan outfit FC Ahal and Istiklol host FC Alay.

The home side took the lead in the 39th minute as Yazan Al Arab received a long ball from a free-kick, before sending an accurately volleyed cross to Mohannad Al Souliman, who headed the ball past the goalkeeper.

Just two minutes later, Oday Al Jafal doubled Al Jazeera's lead as his first time shot from Abdullah Al Attar's low cross from the right flank left Al Suwaiq's goalkeeper Fayeez Al Rushaidi helpless.

Jordan's side showed their dominance as Ahmad Al Essawi finished Tannous' rebounded shot into the back of the net following a poor save by Al Rushaidi moments before the half time whistle.

In the dying moments of the match, Tannous scored Al Jazeera's fourth goal from close range into an empty net following a short pass from Shadi Al Hamwi.

Al Jazeera cemented their position at the top of Group A with 10 points ahead of their home fixture against Air Force Club. Meanwhile Oman's Al Suwaiq remain in last spot with no points and will host Malkiya on Matchday Five.

 

Played at the Ashgabat Stadium, the home side started the game on the front foot and took the lead in the 27th minute when Muhadow fired home with his left foot.

The 24-year-old doubled the lead for FC Ahal just six minutes later when Gurban Annayev dribbled into the box, before sliding the ball across for Muhadow to tap in for his brace.

The rout continued two minutes later when Guvanch scored his first of the night in fortuitous circumstances, after the ball rebounded to him when Annayev’s chip over Abduaziz Mahkamov hit the post.

Guvanch completed his brace midway through the second half when he got on the end of a ball over the top of the defence, controlling it perfectly before finishing past past Mahkamov.

Substitute Nuryagdy Muhammedow put the icing on the cake when he added a fifth for the home side deep into second half injury time.