Hoy Phallin and Jean Befolo Mbaga were on target for Svay Rieng in the first half before Ilija Spasojevic pulled one back for Bali United but it was not enough as the Cambodian side held on for the win.

The win meant Svay Rieng collected their first win after two matches, while Bali United are also on three points, having beaten Vietnam’s Than Quang Ninh on Matchday One.

First-half strikes from Aung Kyaw Naing, who finished with a brace, and Maung Maung Lwin had the hosts cruising at 2-0 up at half-time, but they were forced to endure a brave second-half revival from the visitors, who reduced the deficit to a single goal on two occasions.

Yangon’s win takes them to four points from two matches, while Lao Toyota remain rooted to the bottom of the table after back to back defeats.

Long since touted as one of the hottest prospects in a generation of prodigiously talented Vietnamese players, the 25-year-old has had spells in Japan, Korea Republic and Belgium in recent years.

But while the forward has struggled for game time during his stints overseas, he has excelled at international level and Ho Chi Minh City pulled off a major coup by acquiring him ahead of their maiden AFC Cup campaign.

Al Ansar's Senegalese striker El Hadji Malick Tall scored a brace, including a penalty deep into stoppage time, at Beirut's Sports City Stadium to steer the Lebanese outfit to their first victory, having suffered a 1-0 defeat to Kuwait SC in their opening match.

On Monday, the defending champions suffered their first defeat in the competition since May 2018 as Bahrain’s Manama Club proved too good for a side that bore little resemblance to the one that tasted Continental glory to, in turn, pick up their maiden AFC Cup victory.

Having topped the group after defeating Al Ansar FC 1-0 on Matchday One, Kuwait SC came into the game hopeful of hitting six points to establish a comfortable early lead in the race for the knockout stage, but facing them were an Al Wathba side who had held Jordanian powerhouse Al Faisaly to a stalemate in their AFC Cup debut two weeks ago.

Both sides came into their second game of the 2020 edition with the ambition of getting a first win against their opponents, after their two encounters in the 2019 group stage had ended in draws.