The home side dominated possession and had several opportunities but the Myanmar champions struck just before half-time through Maung Maung Lwin and withstood intense pressure to seal their first win of the Group F campaign.

Ceres went into the game two points ahead of their opponents after claiming maximum points from their two previous games, but were up against arguably their biggest rivals for the one automatic qualification spot.

Bienvenido Maranon’s early strike ultimately settled proceedings as the striker’s fifth goal of the campaign proved enough for Ceres to finish the day in a commanding position at the midway point of the group stage.

Kaya came into the 2019 AFC Cup match in Indonesia top of Group H on goal difference ahead of the Indonesians, so a win was crucial for either side as they both look to advance to the ASEAN Zonal Semi Finals.

Despite the home side dominating possession, and taking the lead early in the second half, Kaya never gave up and secured a vital point when Angeles was found unmarked in the box in the 93rd minute, controlling the ball on his chest and volleying home past Rivki Mokodompit.

There was an early scare for the hosts when Sekou Sylla found Soe Min Naing in space but the striker headed straight at Nguyen Van Cong.

Hanoi hit back and almost took the lead after a breakaway attack ended with Pape Omar Faye’s low shot from 14 yards being saved by Kyaw Zin Htet.

There was an uneventful opening to the game, with both sides struggling to make anything happen in the final third of the pitch.

But there was finally a bit of quality when Naga World opened the scoring with an excellent counter attack in the 24th minute. Kipson Atuheire released Esoh Omogba down the right wing and the Nigerian’s low cross was slammed high into the net by Kouch Dani.

With two points separating the two teams after the first two matches, the home side made the perfect start when Spaniard Marañon headed home from Martin Steuble’s inch perfect cross in just the ninth minute.

With neither side having registered a win in the first two matches, it was close enough to last chance saloon for both sides if they were to have any chance of progressing from Group G.

It was the home side who had the first chance of the game but Maycon couldn’t get the better of Binh Duong goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong.

Nguyen Thanh Son's side then had a great chance after 16 minutes, but despite being played into space on the right-hand side, To Van Vu couldn’t direct his shot on target and the ball flashed across the front of goal and away from danger.