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.

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.

The Dutch midfielder could not hide his disappointment after the AFC Cup debutants failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage following the 50th minute dismissal of defender Nguyen Trung Tin for two bookable offences.

Indeed, according to Plium, the sending off seemed to galvanise hosts Binh Duong and disrupt the visitors' tempo and flow.

Risto Vidakovic’s side took the lead through Bienvenido Marańon just before the hour mark, but the visitors returned fire through Senegalese forward Pape Omar Faye to earn a share of the spoils and a potentially vital away goal at Panaad Stadium.

The two sides will meet again at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium next Tuesday, with the winners to advance to the ASEAN Zonal final.

The Pyongyang side made it five wins in a row and will be a force to be reckoned with in the Inter-Zone semi-finals, having fallen to Altyn Asyr in the 2018 final.

It was Hang Yuan's fifth consecutive defeat and the Chinese Taipei club will be looking to earn their first point when they play Tai Po on Matchday Six.

Kitchee wasted no time in getting settled in as they asserted the early pressure against a Wofoo Tai Po side who won their previous encounter 4-2 on Matchday One.

Kitchee's aggression was rewarded handsomely when Ju Yingzhi was fouled just outside the area and Fernando cooly slotted home the free-kick in the sixth minute, sending his shot into the bottom left corner.

Minerva were under immense pressure after having failed to secure a single win in their first four Group E encounters and looked on course for their first win when Chennaiyin equalised.

With this, Chennaiyin maintained their top position on the points table while Minerva took yet another point home.