Svay Rieng dominated from the start with Cristian pulling his shot wide from outside the area, while Bounphachan Bounkong had their first attempt on target when he tested Shan United keeper Kyaw Zin Phyo with a header from inside the box.

Shan United stayed calm under pressure as Svay Rieng attacked in numbers, with the visitors denying Bounphachan Bounkong and Cristian.  

However, it went wrong for Shan United in the 17th minute after William Nyakwe conceded a penalty, with Cristian cooly slotting home from the spot.

Svay Rieng maintained their aggressive approach and their efforts were rewarded in the 31st minute when Kyaw deflected Breno Caetano’s long range effort into the path of Cristian, who calmly netted the ball.

The Cambodian side, however, let their guard down seven minutes later allowing Shan United to reduce the deficit after Khun Kyaw Zin Hein’s shot struck the bar with the ball coming off Saret Krya and rolling into the back of the net.

Svay Rieng came close to restoring their two-goal cushion in the 44th minute when Chou Sinti set up Cristian, whose effort was saved by Kyaw.

Any hope of a Shan United revival in the second half was cut short in the 54th minute when  Caetano’s cut back from deep inside the box took a deflection before landing at the feet of Ryo Fujii, who drilled the ball into the back of the net.

A deflated Shan United conceded their fourth four minutes later after Cristian drew the foul inside the six-yard-box with the Brazilian making no mistake from the spot to register his hat-trick.

Svay Rieng continued pushing forward with Gabriel Silva surging down the left flank but his attempt to cross the ball back to Cristian was inadvertently put into his own net by Zwe Khant Min

There was no respite for Shan United as they conceded their sixth in the 76th minute after Min Ratanak finished off Nick Taylor’s cross into the area but the Myanmar side did manage to pull another goal back through Efrain Rintaro in the 88th minute.