Allamyrat Kurbanov gave Turkmenistan a second-minute lead, but had to wait 18 minutes for their second goal when Annaguliyev found the back of the net. 

Kadyr Berenov continued the goalscoring spree in the 24th minute, before Gurbangeldi Sahedov struck three minutes later to make it 4-0. 

Dayanch Garajayev’s brace in the 32nd and 37th minutes gave Turkmenistan with Sahedov end the proceedings with his second goal of the night in the final minute.

Kyrgyz Republic stunned the defending champions with Maskat Alimov breaking the deadlock in the 13th minute, but Iran bounced back immediately with Hossein Tayebi and Mortezza Ezzati scoring in the 14th minute.

Alireza Rafiei Pour then put Iran three goals ahead with successive goals in the 30th and 31st minutes, before Mohammadhossein Derakhshani and Hamzeh Kadkhoda etched their names on the scoresheet in the 34th and 36th minutes respectively. 

It was all dusted and done when Masoud Abbasi and Masoud Yousef Shavardazi scored in the 37th and 40th minutes respectively to secure an emphatic win. 

Uzbekistan’s Khusniddin Nishonov opened the scoring in the seventh minute, only for Dilshod Salomov to equalise five minutes later for Tajikistan, but Davron Choriev restored the Uzbek side's lead with his first goal of the evening moments before the halftime whistle.

Dilshod Rakhmatov doubled Uzbekistan’s lead three minutes into the second half, before Akbar Usmonov made it 4-1 in the 33rd minute. 

Tajikistan were able to reduce the deficit with Fayzali Sardorov scoring in the 34th minute, but Choriev sealed the win with his effort in the final minute.

Afghanistan came into the match with a sliver of hope and needed to secure a big win if they were to stay in contention, and they did not disappoint with Reza Karimi taking a first minute goal, before Mortaza Mohammadi doubled their lead in the 15th minute. 

Ali Amiri and Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi then made it 4-0 with their efforts in the 24th and 25th minutes respectively, just before Karimi converted a penalty in the 32nd minute for his second goal of the evening.

Sayed Mahdi Hashimi scored Afghanistan’s sixth goal a minute later, with Sadeqi completing his hat-trick with back-to-back efforts in the 36th and 40th minutes. 

Nepal did find the back of the net in the 39th minute through Sumit Shrestha, but it was mere consolation.