Australia defeated Thailand 3-1, Malaysia beat Cambodia 3-0 while Vietnam proved too strong for Singapore, recording a 3-0 triumph as the teams continue to build-up to the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.

Brunei Darussalam 1-6 Indonesia

The huge win gave Indonesia not only continued control at the top of the group but also saw them taking the accolade as the top-scoring team in the competition this year.

The Indonesians have scored a total of 17 goals as against conceding twice as they lead Group A with a total of nine points from three matches played.

Vietnam 1-4 Australia

Both teams were eager to follow up from their opening wins – Australia beat Cambodia 5-1 and Vietnam beat Malaysia 1-0 – but just 39 seconds in, Marco Tillo silenced more than 4,000 home fans with a fine finish from close-range, before turning provider for Lachlan Brook in the 13th minute for Australia’s second goal.

Tillo then added his second and Australia’s third with another exquisite finish but Vietnam pulled a goal back through Vo Nguyen Hoang’s header just before the break.

Australia then finished things off in the second half when Tillo sealed his hat-trick after bursting through the Vietnam defence.

Indonesia 4-0 Timor-Leste

Indonesia, who had defeated the Philippines 7-1 in their opening tie two days ago, continued where they left off as took full control against Timor-Leste.

Thailand 1-1 Singapore

Substitute Danish Qayyum Putra Shahrin Azhar gave Singapore a valuable point in their opening game when they held Thailand to a 1-1 draw.

The action was end to end with both teams eager to follow up with the blistering start to the Championship as demonstrated by teams from Group A on Tuesday, where a total of 21 goals were scored in the three matches played.

Group A: Indonesia 7-1 Philippines

Despite intermittent rain, Indonesia did not waste time in taking the lead with Sutan Zico stabbing home a mad scramble in the third minute for the lead.

Muhammad Fajar Rachman’s dipping shot in the 15th minute doubled their lead as Indonesia took full control, adding three more goals for them to take a 5-0 lead into the break.

Striker Aminuddin Bagus scored in the 16th and 24th minutes and captain David Maulana was also on target three minutes before the break.

Tajikistan’s thumping win sent them directly to the top of table, leapfrogging Islamic Republic of Iran on goal difference with three Matchdays remaining in the regional competition, which serves as a crucial warm-up for this year’s AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers.