Substitute midfielder Yousef Jalboush scored with seven minutes left to play to steer Al Faisaly to their second consecutive victory following their 2-0 win against Palestine’s Al Ama’ari Center.

Balata Center owed their first-ever AFC Cup win to forward Khaled Salem who scored a hat-trick at the King Abdullah II Stadium, while Fares Arnaout and Abdulrahman Ahmedi replied for Muharraq.

Al Faisaly got their campaign off to a winning start three days earlier, beating Palestine’s Al Ama’ari Center 2-0 to go top of the group while Tishreen took a point from Kuwait SC with a very late equaliser, but the Jordanian side kept the pressure up till the end and got their reward for it.

Against the run of play, Al Ama’ari Center opened the scoring 18 minutes into the match thanks to Abdulhamid Abuhabib, who tapped in Sameh Maraaba’s initial weak shot from close range after a fast break that also included Mohamed Maraaba in the build up.

Dejan Damjanovic may have left the K League behind and made Hong Kong his new home, but one thing remains true: the Montenegrin still knows how to score goals.

It has been 18 long months since a ball was kicked in Group B – featuring, Australia, Kuwait, Jordan, Nepal and Chinese Taipei – and with a wait like that, one could be forgiven for needing a refresher course before the action resumes.

But fear not, the-AFC.com is here to bring you all need to know about the finely poised group, including a run-down on the venues and how the teams currently stand, plus we pick out a key man from each of the five sides.

Syria currently lead the way with a hugely impressive five wins from five and they start as clear favourites to progress to the third round of qualifying, while the pressure is on hosts China PR who sit eight points back, level with the Philippines.

The Maldives still have aspirations of a top-two finish and Guam are seeking their first points of the campaign. Ahead of the opening game between China and Guam on Sunday, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at Group A.