Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib added a second in the 18th minute as the Singaporeans notched up a win that takes them into second place in Group H, although Home United’s hopes of advancing to the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals are little more than mathematical.

Rasyid Bakri celebrated his first start in the tournament with the game's opening goal on the stroke of half-time, before Saldi and Guy Junior added two more after the interval to give Darije Kalezic's side a handsome group stage total of 14 points from six matches.

The Indonesian outfit now march on to the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals, while the competition ends for Lao Toyota, who had been consigned to last place in the group prior to Tuesday's final day of matches.

The Lebanese side ended the group stage unbeaten and hit 14 points with the win at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium to advance as Group C winners.

Zreik brought Al Ahed level in the 34th minute after Malkiya had taken the lead through Isa Abdulbari. A Khalil Khamis' header sealed the win for the hosts in the second half.

Binh Duong defeated Persija Jakarta 3-1 two weeks ago to eliminate the Indonesian side and remain in the hunt for a place in the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals ahead of their match in the Philippines on Wednesday.

They have since picked up four points from two games in the V-League, including a 1-0 victory over Saigon at the weekend which helped move them towards mid-table.

But for Anirudh Thapa, this is no unfamiliar territory. Last year, the youngster got to wear the captain’s armband in Dhaka at the SAFF Cup when he became the youngest player to take that responsibility. While it was a dream come true for the Dehradun boy, the dream didn’t end as he would have desired when India lost to Maldives in the final.

The Lebanese side started on the front foot and had their first sight of goal within four minutes when Hussein Zein supplied a through ball for Mohammed Kdouh whose shot from a tight angle hit the side netting.

It was, however, the visitors from Bahrain who opened the scoring 10 minutes later. Sayed Mohamed advanced down the right and whipped a cross for Isa Abdulbari. The club captain rode highest to head home his third goal of the 2019 AFC Cup and put Malkiya in front.

The 2014 AFC Cup winners, Qadsia, needed a win in their final group game to secure second place and stand a chance of competing for the best runners-up ticket to the next round, whereas Al Suwaiq had already been eliminated from the competition.

Goalkeeper Hamad Al Khalidi was tested early on, when the Qadsia defence struggled to clear the ball away following a set-piece and Tiago Lopes tried to poke in from close range, but the Kuwaiti goalkeeper was well positioned and made the save.