Afghanistan’s Toofan Harirod also sealed a national title, while defending champions FC Dordoi racked up eight goals in their Kyrgyz Premier League clash.

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There were no league matches in Japan or Hong Kong, but there was some intriguing action in Korea Republic, Mongolia and Chinese Taipei as their respective championships begin to enter the final straits of their seasons.

The 11 group winners were joined by the four best second-placed teams - Yemen, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Oman - with the 16th spot reserved for the host country.

In what will be the first-ever meeting between the pair, there is set to be plenty of attacking talent on display and the-AFC.com has selected four players who could inspire their team to the final.

After seven months of action, the 2019 AFC Cup has come down to the penultimate hurdle for the teams from the Central, South, ASEAN and East Asia regions: the Inter-Zone Final.

Hanoi FC, the ASEAN Zonal champions, will face off against East Zonal winners 4.25 SC to decide who will go on to face the West Zonal winners at the 2019 AFC Cup Final on November 2.

We take a look back at how they made it this far.

Al Jazeera reached the same stage of the competition in 2018 before losing out to Iraq’s Air Force Club – defeat which dashed Jordanian hopes of the nation claiming a first AFC Cup title since Shabab Al Ordon’s triumph in 2007.

However, having successfully guided his side past former champions Kuwait SC and Al Ittihad in the group stage and then Syria’s Al Jaish in the Zonal Semi-finals, Ellili is adamant that Al Jazeera are more motivated than ever to claim this year’s Continental crown.

Speaking before flying to Amman for Tuesday’s first leg, Marmar said that there was little to choose between the two teams who had both impressed en route to the Zonal Final.