Elsewhere in ASEAN, there was league cup drama in Thailand and Myanmar, Bali United extended their lead in Indonesia and the four semi-finalists in the Malaysia Cup have been confirmed. Read on for the-AFC.com’s review of all of the action across Southeast Asia.

Tavares, a two-time Vietnam national team head coach, has also managed several top clubsides in Asia previously with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal FC, China PR’s Chongqing Lifan and Sepahan of the Islamic Republic of Iran among them.

Tavares, 63, handled Vietnam in 1995 and 2004 and was also head coach of the Jordan and Haiti national teams.

The UAE Pro League, meanwhile, saw three teams share the top position after two rounds, Iraq league champions Al Shorta suffered their first defeat this season while league action started in Palestine.

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Meanwhile, AGMK and Pakhtakor earned Cup final berths in Uzbekistan, while Sepahan and Tractor maintained their unbeaten records in Islamic Republic Iran.

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The sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Inter-Zone Final in Hanoi last week but 4.25’s pair of away goals in Vietnam ensures they will begin the return meeting with an advantage.

Recently crowned Vietnamese champions Hanoi will now need to do what no other side has managed in the AFC Cup: win in Pyongyang – or secure a high-scoring draw – if they are to progress to a first Continental final.

After the hosts had fallen behind to Rim Chol-min's close-range finish in the 19th minute, Kebe teed up Hanoi captain Nguyen Van Quyet for his seventh goal of the campaign, before the Frenchman put his side in front shortly before the half hour with his first AFC Cup goal. 

But after the Vietnamese side had missed a number of second-half opportunities, they were caught out by a late sucker punch when Kim Yu-song’s strike from distance was too good for substitute goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung as the visitors secured a 2-2 draw.

Al Jazeera dominated on home soil a week earlier, but Yazan Al Arab’s header against the post in the second half was the closest either side came to finding the back of the net, leaving all to be decided in Beirut.