Iran were inches away from taking the lead in the 19th minute after Palestine goalkeeper Hamza Sobhieh and Mustafa Alkabra got in each other's way, allowing Jafar Asadi to nod towards goal but Talal Ahmed was in position to clear off the line.

Palestine struck the opener after a surging run from Jamal Obaid in the 43rd minute - which was initially stopped by Mohammadtaha Kaviani - but the clearance went straight to Adam Kafafi, who found the bottom corner past Bardiya Dorri.

It took Iran only four minutes after the restart to pull level as Asadi latched on to a pass behind full-back Alkabra and picked his spot with a precise low curler beyond Sobhieh's outstretched hand.

The Central Asian side struck again in the 68th minute thanks to a brilliant Abbas Rafie surging run before releasing Asadi into space to bend the ball into the far corner.

The comeback was sealed four minutes later when Mahan Beheshti skipped away from three markers to dash into the box and pick out the bottom corner.

India threatened first with Gunleiba Wangkheirakpham's mazy run in the ninth minute saw him get away from Marc Mansour only to fire his low shot against the post.

Lebanon broke the deadlock in the 26th minute after India had several chances to clear the ball from a corner delivery, gifting the ball to Antonie Assaf to curl into the top corner.

The West Asian side doubled their advantage eight minutes before the break when Abbas Zreik dribbled his way into the box to set up Paul Maakaroun, whose deflected effort wrong-footed Rajrup Sarkar.

India pushed hard in the second half to rescue the game but just could not find the way past Jason Finianos in Lebanon's goalmouthl as their desperation saw Thonggoumang Touthang dismissed for violent conduct in the dying embers of the match.