Elsewhere in ASEAN, Yangon United and Hantharwady United are the early pacesetters in Myanmar as they maintained their 100 percent records at the start of the season.

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Mohun Bagan, meanwhile, edged east Bengal 2-1 to open a six-point lead at the top of the I-League while in Maldives, Maziya continue to dominate the Dhivehi Premier League.

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Regulation time failed to break the deadlock and it took a moment of magic from substitute Al Hassan Toure in the 102nd minute for the Olyroos to claim a 1-0 victory to advance to their first AFC U23 Championship semi-finals.

Arnold, who also manages the Socceroos, acknowledged the difficulty his side faced and revealed he was forced to make several strategic adjustments through the 120 minutes and praised his players for their ability to adapt.

Australia’s skipper is playing in the AFC U23 Championship for the third time but the knockout stage is uncharted territory for Gersbach and he is hoping it will be a journey which will end with the title as well as a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Vietnam, who lost in the final to Uzbekistan in China in 2018, finished bottom of the group as the United Arab Emirates and Jordan advanced to the last eight while Park’s side ended the tournament with only one goal to show for their efforts across their three games.

A packed-out Thammasat Stadium roared Nishino’s team on against Saad Al Shehri’s side, but in the end a 78th minute penalty from Abdullah Al Hamdan was enough to take the West Asian nation into the last four and break Thai hearts.

Thailand were making their first-ever appearance in the knockout phase of the competition and Nishino was hopeful that Thai football would learn from their involvement in the latter stages of the tournament.

Finding their way into the hearts of thousands of supporters in Thailand are the competition’s two fan zones at the Rajamangala Stadium and Thammasat Stadium in the country’s capital of Bangkok, which has been designed to unleash the passion for football and to celebrate Asia’s stars of tomorrow.