After the hard-fought 2-0 against Mongolia on Wednesday, Qatar looked a more confident side against Nepal with captain Zaid Faisal netting for the second straight game.

Yazan Mohamed opened the scoring for Qatar after 21 minutes of play but it was Faisal who stole the show again with a hat-trick in the 45th, 56th and 82nd minute.

In between, Omar Al Marzouqi also found the back of the net to help Qatar to move onto six points.

Japan achieved a second seven-goal margin victory, having defeated Nepal 9-2 win on Wednesday.

The East Asian side made 10 changes but it didn’t impact their strength as Hyoei Kawabata put them ahead in the 10th minute before an own goal from Batemend Baasanjav (41st) gave them a comfortable lead at the interval.

Kawabata got his second two minutes into the restart with Mibuki Kasai (56th) next on the scoresheet.

Asada Hirota came off the bench to score in the 74th and 88th minutes to add to his hat-trick against Nepal, likewise Tani Daichi’s 84th minute goal took his tally to five from two matches.