PALESTINE 9-0 SRI LANKA

Four goals in the opening half-hour paved the way to three points for Ayman Sandouqa's side, who made the most of their dominance to pile on another five after half-time.

Aiming to return to the Continental Finals after reaching the last eight in China in 2018, Palestine wasted no time in getting their 2020 campaign up and running, with Mahmoud Aliwisat opening the scoring in the seventh minute, before Yousef Emghamis added a second three minutes later.

THAILAND 4-0 INDONESIA

Indonesia started strongly and held the majority of possession for the first 20 minutes with Thailand relying on counter attacks as Supachai Jaided looked dangerous on the ball.

However, the Young Garuda fell behind a minute later after Shinnaphat Leeaoh found the back of the net connecting TO Worachit Kanitsribumphen’s free-kick to give Thailand a 1-0 lead at half-time.

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 3-1 TURKMENISTAN

A first half own-goal proved to be costly for Turkmenistan, as Iran turned on the power in the second half at the Azadi Stadium.

It was a tightly contested affair as both sides were evenly matched but it was China who had better opportunities upfront and the young Team Dragon finally broke the deadlock at the half hour mark.

Korea Republic 1-0 Bolivia

Ulsan: Korea Republic defeated Bolivia 1-0 with midfielder Lee Chung-yong coming off the bench to break the scoreless deadlock late in the second half.

Lee's 85th-minute header gave Korea Republic their first win over Bolivia in three meetings. The two previous matches ended in scoreless draws.

This was Korea Republic's first match since losing to Qatar in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup in January and also their first action at home in 2019.

Japan 8-0 Macau

Ayase Ueda's hat-trick spurred Japan to their first win of their qualifying campaign in Group I, as they will face Timor-Leste next on Sunday, while Macau will be aiming to bounce back when they take on Myanmar.

The East Asians imposed themselves early in the match and despite having the bulk of possession, the Japanese found it hard to break down their opponents with only a shot on goal.

DPR KOREA 1-0 MONGOLIA

The all-East Asian affair began on a high note as both sides pulled out all the stops for an early advantage.