It may not have been his most stunning goal, but Marañón's close-range header to put Ceres Negros 3-0 up over Bali United last week proved to be a milestone strike.

It took the Spaniard past Jordanian Mahmoud Shelbaieh's record which has stood since February 2015. The-AFC.com caught up exclusively with the Ceres No 7 to reflect on his achievement.

Having begun the 2020 tournament on 30 goals, last year's top scorer wasted no time in picking up where he left off, with two goals in an opening-day victory over Cambodia's Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, before a penalty against Vietnam's Than Quang Ninh saw him move within a goal of former Al Wehdat striker Shelbaieh.

Marañón's double against Bali saw the prolific striker move into pole position and there will likely be many more to follow if he continues in this form. The-AFC.com looks back at his achievement, as well as those of the iconic AFC Cup scorers who the 33-year-old has overtaken in recent years.

Ceres took all three points as Bienvenido Maranon scored twice with OJ Porteria and Robert Lopez Mendy also on the scoresheet and the win moves the Philippine champions on to seven points from three games, three clear of second-placed Than Quang Ninh.

Hosts Yangon went into the game at Thuwunna Stadium on the back of a draw against Ho Chi Minh City FC and a win over Lao Toyota FC, and they were by far the better side throughout but missed numerous gilt-edged chances as Hougang sought to hold on for a point.

However, as the match entered its final 10 minutes, Yangon finally broke the deadlock as Maung Maung Lwin played in substitute Than Paing, who produced a calm finish into the bottom left corner with his first-ever goal in the AFC Cup as the home team claimed what could prove a valuable victory.

In terms of scoreline, it looked a close affair at Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday.

But although Than Paing's close-range finish with nine minutes to go was the tie's only goal, the reality is that this was a match that the hosts controlled for long spells and could － and should － have scored more.

Nguyen Hai Huy fired the Vietnam club into the lead before Jean Befolo Mbarga's brilliant goal just before half-time levelled the tie.

However, second half goals from Neven Lastro and Jeremie Lynch ensured victory for Than Quang Ninh as they moved to four points and second in the standings. Svay Rieng are third on three points.

Xuan Nam netted twice in the final 18 minutes to ensure a frustrating evening for Ho Chi Minh City ended with all three points going back to Vietnam despite a series of missed opportunities for Jeong Hae-seong’s side to wrap up the win much earlier.