Tishreen dominated from the start and looked determined to end their campaign with a flourish. An early Kamel Koaeh effort that was saved by Al Ama’ari Center goalkeeper Ahmad Madanieh inside 10 minutes showed a sign of things to come.

A poor clearance for Madanieh allowed the Syrians to win possession deep inside their opponents half and Khaled Kurdaghli whipped a cross that was headed away by the Palestinian defence but only as far as Thaer Krouma, who rifled on the half-volley into the bottom corner to open Tishreen’s account in the 17th minute.

The result sees Lebanon's Al Ahed - the 2019 AFC Cup winners, progress while Al Hidd have been knocked out of the 2021 AFC Cup.

Al Ahed will play Group B winners Al Muharraq in the West Zonal semi-final while Kuwait SC will face Jordan's Al Salt.

The result means Al Salt finished second behind Muharraq, who topped the group on the head-to-head record, but Al Salt’s goal-difference of +5 put them ahead of compatriots Al Faisaly as the best runners-up as they joined Muharraq, Al Ahed and Kuwait SC in the West Zonal semi-finals, with Al Salt playing Kuwait SC next.

Muharraq finished on six points, the same with Al Salt but ahead on head-to-head after having beaten the Jordanian side 1-0 in their earlier encounter. Al Salt sealed their place in the semi-finals as the best second-placed team after defeating Palestine's Balata Centre 5-0.

Al Muharraq will face 2019 champions Al Ahed of Lebanon in the West Zonal semi-finals while Al Salt will play Kuwait SC.

Kuwait SC will play Jordan's Al Salt, who advanced as the best second-placed team, in the West Zonal semi-finals while Lebanon's Al Ahed will face Al Muharraq of Bahrain.

With the two sides going into the game separated by two points, three-time champions Kuwait SC needed a win to snatch the lead of the group and they duly delivered against a host side that lacked the clinical efficiency needed to secure the points.

With the action coming thick and fast over a two-week period during which teams will look to secure a place in the next round of qualifying, the-AFC.com shines the spotlight on some of the form players who will be representing their nations.

Mehdi Taremi signed off a sensational debut year with FC Porto with one final goal, Eldor Shomurodov and Sam Kerr finished their respective campaigns by finding the back of the net and a pair of Japanese wingers made crucial contributions for their clubs.

But who deserves to be the final AFC International Player of the Week for the 2020/21 season? As always, take your time to study our 10 nominees and vote for your favourite.