Palestine scored from their first significant move in the game in the seventh minute when Amer Barabra's cutback on the right was missed by Basim Elhaj but Suheibelias Ali was on hand to tuck the ball home.

Australia responded through a long range Rhys Youlley shot in the 38th minute that forced Rami Jabreen to turn the ball out for a corner kick.

Youlley was not to be denied though, his free-kick in the first minute of added time curling over the wall and into the top corner, leaving Jabreen completely stranded.

The second half was a more cagey affair with chances at a premium with long range efforts from Youlley and Palestine's Anas Alhamlawi well covered by the respective goalkeepers.

Australia, however, eventually found the winner in the 75th minute, Luka Jovanovic picking out the run of Alex Badolato who smashed his shot past Jabreen.

Sunday's action in Group D will see Australia take on Saudi Arabia to decide who finishes top of the group and earn the automatic ticket to China 2025 while an eliminated Palestine face Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia head coach Marcos Soares made nine changes to his starting line-up with only midfielder Ramez Alattar and goalkeeper Hamed Abdullah retained, giving his squad players a playing opportunity against a Macau side that has a single point from their opening three matches.

It took a while for Saudi Arabia to find their flow but there was parity only for 13 minutes after they were awarded a penalty when Wong Chon Nam brought down Amar Alyuhaybi, with Thamer Alkhaibari slotting home.

To make matters worse for Macau, they went down to 10 men after half an hour when Lei Man Long was shown a second yellow card.

Capitalising on their advantage, Saudi Arabia doubled their lead in the 38th minute, Ali Almadawi feeding Alkhaibari who side footed into the bottom corner after a flowing move.

Alkhaibari completed his hat-trick in the 53rd minute, climbing highest to nod home Sultan Alessa's pinpoint cross from the right.

Ziyad Alghamdi (80th) and Awad Muhsen (83rd) both came off the bench to add flourish to Saudi Arabia’s win, taking them to a perfect nine points.