Saudi Arabia, who had defeated Syria 3-0 in their opening second round league match on Sunday, turned on the power after going behind to Adham Alrefai's 23rd minute strike.

The win places Saudi Arabia in pole position ahead of their clash against hosts Jordan on Wednesday where a win will seal them the title.

Waleed Saber, Saleh Ali and Fawaz Muhanna were the Saudi Arabia goalscorers.

Bahrain, who drew 1-1 with Syria in their opening match, needed to beat Lebanon by two clear goals for a chance to advance into the next round, but only a solitary goal by Kamal Saleh separated the two sides at the end.

With both Bahrain and Syria on four points, the slim victory was not enough for Bahrain as Syria advanced into the second round-robin on the Fair Play rule.

Syria will face the top teams from Groups B and C to determine the top three spots in the championship.

Syria, who defeated Lebanon 1-0 in their opening match on Monday, took the lead in the 21st minute through a long range effort by Mohammed Al Serkabyy.

Bahrain, however, equalised through Sayed Al Musawi and now have to defeat Lebanon by two clear goals on Friday to seal top spot, which will mean playing the top placed sides from Groups B and C in the next stage.