The game marks a new milestone on a dream journey for the side based in northwest Jordan. Al Salt had been promoted to the top division for the first time in their history in 2017-18 and have since finished fifth then fourth in the Jordanian League, earning a ticket to the 2021 AFC Cup.

The Uzbek side set up a Central Asia Zonal final tie against Ahal FC of Turkmenistan, while Altyn Asyr are knocked out of the 2021 AFC Cup.

The Uzbek Pro League side went into the game needing just a draw to progress, while Turkmenistan’s champions needed a win to overtake them, yet it wasn’t to be as FC Nasaf kept the pressure up from the get-go.

With Oman’s Al Nasr SC having withdrawn from the group, the three remaining teams will vie for one spot in the West Asia Zonal semi-finals, with there also being the possibility of the best runners-up going through as the best second-placed team from the three groups.

The two sides most recent meeting was in the 2016 AFC Cup Round of 16 when the Lebanese side beat their opponents 4-0, including a Mohamadou Drame brace in the final minutes, with Al Ahed going on to lose the semi-final against eventual champions, Iraq’s Air Force Club.

Al Ahed, however, won the 2019 title and with the 2020 AFC Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will enter the fray as defending champions.

Since 2017, the AFC Cup has been regionalised into a Zonal system and, to celebrate the fifth edition of the competition's restructure, we look back at the last four tournaments and highlight one memorable match from each year of the West Zone ahead of its return on May 21.

From terrific team goals to amazing acrobatics and fantastic free-kicks, the West Asian clubs have more than contributed their share of memorable AFC Cup highlights.

The-AFC.com turns the clock back to recollect five outstanding entries to the competition's collection ahead of the 2021 AFC Cup's West Zone kick-off on May 21. Don't forget to vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article!

Issah Yakubu stole the headlines when he headed home with just over 15 minutes to play, but this was a triumph built first and foremost by solidarity throughout. The Beirut side conceded just three goals in a campaign in which they were almost impenetrable at the back.

Led by established Lebanese internationals such as captain Haytham Faour and goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil, as well as skillful forward players Mohamed Haider and Ahmed Zreik, there was no shortage of talent in Bassem Marmar's all-conquering side.

As Al Ahed prepare to kick off their 2021 AFC Cup group stage on May 24, the-AFC.com looks back at a success that will live long in the memory.

Kritsada Wongkaeo and Jirawat Sornwichian starred for Thailand in an emphatic victory at the Khor Fakkan Futsal Club Hall in the United Arab Emirates, leaving Iraq with an uphill task going into the return leg on Tuesday.