After being reduced to 10 men early in the second half following Nguyen Trung Tin's dismissal, Nguyen Tien Linh netted the only goal of the game in the first leg in Thu Dau Mot City to ensure Binh Duong begin the return meeting in the driving seat.

But there remains all to play for ahead of the decisive second leg as both teams aim to reach the ASEAN Zonal final for the first time in their history.

Nguyen Tien Linh scored 10 minutes from time to ensure the Vietnamese side will take a slender lead into the second leg in Indonesia next Wednesday.

The win was achieved despite Nguyen Thanh Son’s side being a player down for much of the second half after Nguyen Trun Tin was sent off.

Bienvenido Marañón's header just before the hour mark gave Philippines champions Ceres Negros an early advantage in the first leg in Bacolod, only for Pape Omar Faye to level for the visitors to ensure they took a vital away goal advantage back to Hanoi.

With Ceres having reached the last two ASEAN Zone Finals, will the 2017 zonal champions return to claim their crown or will Hanoi FC become the first Vietnamese side to reach the climax of the ASEAN section of the AFC Cup?

The win was Binh Duong’s fifth in a row in the Continental competition while the result also marked Makassar’s first defeat in a game that they will have been bitterly disappointed to have got nothing from.

The Lebanese champions had earned a hard-fought victory in Amman a week earlier thanks to Mohammad Kdouh’s strike, and a draw was all they needed on Monday to reach the Zonal Final for the first time in their history.

After a cagey start, Ahmad Zreik thought he had opened the scoring for the hosts halfway through the opening 45 minutes when he cut inside on his left foot and unleashed a powerful drive from 30 yards out that beat goalkeeper Abdallah Al Fakhouri. Luck was on the side of Al Wehdat goalkeeper as the ball bounced off the post and into his arms.

If they are to reach the West Zonal Final for the second year running, Al Jazeera need to overturn a 3-0 disadvantage suffered in the first leg in Bahrain a week ago.