The 36-year-old Ronaldo, the leading scorer in European Championship history, converted his second penalty of the game in Budapest to match the record in his 178th international appearance.

Daei scored a remarkable 109 goals in 149 appearances for Iran between 1993 and 2006, an achievement many thought would never be matched.

Vulnerability at set-pieces cost Liu Zhiyu’s young Chinese side as the J-League club scored twice from headers at Riki Harakawa corners as Hiroaki Okuno and Tiago Pagnussat both found the target.

Ratchaburi suffered a 2-0 defeat against Korea Republic's Pohang Steelers, while Johor Darul Ta’zim lost 1-0 to Nagoya Grampus of Japan on Matchday One.

After failing to navigate the playoff stage in two attempts, Chiangrai United finally made their group stage debut last year. The campaign ended in heartbreak as they finished bottom of the group, but there were plenty of positives for the Thai side including a maiden win against Korea Republic’s FC Seoul.

The 28 teams were drawn into four groups of four and four groups of three, with the winners of each group clinching their place in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022, scheduled to take place from January 20 to February 6.

Defending champions Japan, 2018 runners-up Australia and third-placed China PR as well as hosts India have already qualified for the Finals, which will see an expanded 12 teams competing for the continent's premier women's national team title.

Guam will face Cambodia in the first playoff, while Indonesia were drawn against Chinese Taipei.

The two-leg playoffs will be contested on September 7 and October 12 with the winners to advance to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Final Round.

The victory in the all-Hong Kong affair means Lee Man are well on course to secure a place in the knockout stage and Chan was quick to shift his focus to his team's next match against Chinese Taipei's Tainan City, who opened their campaign with a 3-0 defeat of Mongolia’s Athletic 220.

Victory on Saturday will mean Lee Man will be well placed to progress to the knockout stage and Chan expects his team to regroup for the Tainan City challenge.