Asian Cup Qualification Third Round Highlights: Malaysia Beat Nepal 2-0 In Johor; Vietnam Dominate Laos 5-0

Matches Today

16:00 Chinese Taipei vs Turkmenistan

16:00 Myanmar vs Afghanistan

16:30 Philippines vs Maldives

16:30 Tajikistan vs East Timor

17:30 Bhutan vs Yemen

18:00 Singapore vs Hong Kong

18:00 Thailand vs Sri Lanka

18:00 Vietnam vs Laos

19:00 India vs Bangladesh

19:30 Malaysia vs Nepal

23:30 Syria vs Pakistan

24 teams are set to clash today in matchday 8 of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in 12 matches. Only six slots are available and each team will try to win their respective matches to be one of the six nations that qualify for the next round.

Chinese Taipei will be up against Turkmenistan at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Gaoxiong whereas Myanmar will face Afghanistan at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. Both matches will kickstart at 04:00 PM IST.

Myanmar Vs Afghanistan match started on time with the home team taking advantage on the ball at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon.

Chinese Taipei Vs Turkmenistan match started with a delay of five minutes but the home team is hopeful of winning their first match against the comparatively stronger side of Turkmenistan.

Afghan player O. Popalzay scored in the 15th minute to provide his team an advantage in the game against Myanmar. Myanmar are trying to score the equalizer in the first half.

AFG 1-0 MYA

The match started on time and Philippines took an early lead in the game with the goal from J Tabinas in the sixth minute. Maldives need to bounce back from this and score an equaliser soon.

Philippines 1-0 Maldives

The Tajikistan vs East Timor match started on time and Tajikistan's V. Khanonov scored in the third minute to help his team take an early lead in the game.

Tajikistan 1-0 East Timor

B. M. Kristensen of Philippines scored the second goal for his team to double their lead over Maldives in the Asian Cup qualification match.

Philippines 2-0 Maldives

T. Paing of Myanmar scored an equalizer in the 28th minute to put his team back in the game. Afghanistan are trying hard to take a lead before the half time in the game.

Myanmar 1-1 Afghanistan

E. Tagayev of Turmenistan scored a goal in the 48th minute to provide his team a lead in the match against Chinese Taipei. He scored the goal just after the start of second half.

Chinese Taipei 0-1 Turkmenistan

India will take on Bangladesh in third-round match which will be played in Shillong. Meghalaya. The match will start at 7:00 pm IST.

A. Kouame scored the equaliser for Chinese Taipei in the 64th minute of the game against Turkmenistan. The second half is about to end and both teams are trying hard to get on the top.

Chinese Taipei 1-1 Turkmenistan

M. M. Lwin scored the second goal for his team in the 75th minute to take a lead against Afghanistan. The Afghans have conceded back-to-back goals and now only a few minutes are left in the game.

Myanmar 2-1 Afghanistan

The match between Bhutan and Yemen started on time with both teams trying to take an early lead in the game. The Group B match holds an importance for both the teams.

Myanmar defeated Afghanistan 2-1 in the third-round match of the Asian Cup Qualification in Yangon. Despite conceding an early goal, they fought back and managed to score two goals to win the match comfortably.

Full Time: Myanmar 2-1 Afghanistan

Turkmenistan defeated Chinese Taipei at their own backyard 2-1 comfortably in the third-round match of the Asian Cup Qualifications. Y. Gurbanov's goal in the 83rd minute proved crucial in the match.

Full Time: Chinese Taipei 1-2 Turkmenistan

Philippines defeated Maldives 4-1 in the third-round match of the AFC Asian Cup qualification. S. Reyes scored a goal in the stoppage time and R. Schneider scored in the 79th minute which helped in the win.

Full Time: Philippines 4-1 Maldives

Tajikistan defeated East Timor 1-0 in the third round match of the AFC Asian Cup qualification. V. Khanonov is the only scorer of the match. The third-minute goal was the only goal in the match. East Timor failed to score any goal in the match.

Full Time: Tajikistan 1-0 East Timor

Vietnam managed to score two goals in the first half against Laos and have an advantage in the game. Thailand scored any opening goal in the first half against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, the Singapore Vs Hong Kong match remained goalless in the first half.

Bhutan Vs Yemen match in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers ended in a goalless draw. No player from both teams managed to score a single goal in the match.

Bhutan 0-0 Yemen

Nepal have started to dominate in their third-round match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualification against Malaysia. The Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor is full-packed and despite a home advantage, many Nepal fans are present in the stadium.

5' NEP 0-0 MAS

Thailand defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 in their third-round match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualification. Gustavsson P. was the only goalscorer in the match.

Thailand 1-0 Sri Lanka

Malaysia have an edge over Nepal as they had defeated Nepal in their last head-to-head match in an international friendly. Nepal lost that match 1-5 which was played on 15th March last year.

20' - MAS 0-0 NEP

Malaysia took a lead in the game after a 29th minute goal from Hector Hevel. Nepal conceded the goal right after Ayush Ghalan, a forward of Pokhara FC was booked for a bad foul. Now, they have to score the equaliser as early as possible to bounce back into the game.

30' - MAS 1-0 NEP

Vietnam defeated Laos 5-0 in their third-round match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifications. Singapore, on the other hand, played out a goalless draw with Hong Kong.

Full Time: Vietnam 5-0 Laos

Hector Alexander Hevel Serrano, born on 15 May 1996, is a prominent Malaysian-Dutch professional footballer currently commanding the midfield for Portuguese club Portimonense. In January 2017, Hevel made a defining move to Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca, where he left his mark by competing in 74 league matches and netting five goals over three and a half seasons. His exceptional performance was instrumental in securing the team's triumphs, including the 2017–18 Cypriot Cup and the 2018 Cypriot Super Cup. He scored the first goal in the Nepal Vs Malaysia match and helped his team take an early lead in the game.

40' - NEP 0-1 MAS

Nepal could not score any goal in the first half and remained one goal down at the half-time. Malaysia's Hectory Hevel is the only goalscorer so far in this match. Nepal will try to come up stronger in the second half.

Half Time: NEP 0-1 MAS

The second half of the Nepal Vs Malaysia started wit the home team taking the momentum forward. Hector Hevel is trying to score a brace in the match and Nepal are tryin to find an equalizer as soon as possible.

53' - NEP 0-1 MAS

Lawrence Corbin-Ong scored the second goal for Malaysia to double the lead over Nepal in the match. Nepal have conceded the second goal of the match and the things are getting worse for them. They need to score thrice to win this match now.

72' - NEP 0-2 MAS

Nepal desperately need multiple goals to stay alive in the tournament. They are trailing by two goals and need to score in quick succession to win this match.

87' - NEP 0-2 MAS

Nepal lost the match to Malaysia held at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Johor. Malaysia's goalscorers were Hector Hevel and Lawrence Corbin-Ong in the match.

Full Time: NEP 0-2 MAS

India played out a goalless draw against Bangladesh in Shillong, Meghalaya, whereas Nepal lost their match 0-2 against Malaysia. That's all from our side for the third round. Goodbye and take care!