With much of the heavy lifting done during Tuesday’s 3-0 win over runners-up Islamic Republic or Iran, Bakhrom Norsafarov’s side finished the job with a minimum of fuss to secure the regional crown in convincing fashion.

Despite their final day defeat, Tajikistan finished third, with Kyrgyz Republic rounding out the top four of the six-team event.

The result means Bakhrom Norsafarov’s side can seal the title with a point against tournament hosts Tajikistan on Thursday’s final day.

Also on Tuesday, Kyrgyz Republic moved into fourth place with a 3-0 win over Afghanistan, while Tajikistan made it two victories in a row with a 2-0 success against Turkmenistan.

Iran beat Kyrgyz Republic 6-0, while Uzbekistan earned a 7-0 victory over Turkmenistan, giving each team the maximum nine points ahead of their meeting on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan followed up Friday’s winning start with a dominant 10-0 win over Afghanistan, while Iran beat Turkmenistan 5-0 to secure their second win in a row.

Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic cancelled each other out in a 0-0 draw in the late match, with all six sides to reconvene for Matchday Three action on Monday.

Bakhrom Norsafarov’s side are closely followed at the top of the table by Islamic Republic of Iran, who beat hosts Tajikistan 4-0, while Afghanistan also began with a win, prevailing 2-1 against Turkmenistan in Friday's Matchday One action.

The action continues with three more matches on Saturday, with the inaugural regional women’s U-23 tournament to conclude on Thursday.

The Australian club opened the scoring through an early Grace Maher header, before Jiangsu failed to find a winning goal despite creating several chances following Tang Jiali’s near-immediate equaliser.

The result leaves Victory on one point from two matches in the FIFA-AFC Pilot Tournament, while Jiangsu were forced to settle for a second draw in three days after sharing the spoils with Nippon TV Beleza on Matchday One.

Ueki’s header opened the scoring just after half time, before Kobayashi sealed the win in the dying seconds, helping Masato Nagata’s side to leapfrog the tournament hosts and put themselves 90 minutes away from being Asia’s first ever women’s club champions.

With four points from two matches, Beleza’s win means they’ll be able to seal the inaugural club crown with a win over Australia’s Melbourne Victory on Saturday, while the tournament hosts, who are a point behind, could go into their match with Jiangsu Suning with the title already lost.