Kyrgyz Republic 1-1 Turkmenistan
After a balanced start to the match, the game burst into life with minutes to go before half-time.

Turkmenistan opened the scoring in the 43rd minute when defender Wepa Jumayew rose highest to nod home Ulanbek Sulaymanov’s corner kick.

The lead, however, lasted only two minutes as Kyrgyz Republic bounced back with a Joel Kojo strike, the forward latching onto a long pass out from defence to lift the ball past Turkmenistan goalkeeper Rasul Charyyev.

It was end-to-end stuff in the second half but without either side being able to find the winning goal as their campaign started with a draw.

Uzbekistan 1-1 Oman
Oman shocked the home fans at the Olympic Stadium in the fourth minute with Nasser Al Rawahi tucking in from close range on his second attempt after being played through by Jameel Al Yahmadi.

Uzbekistan had to wait until the 55th minute before they found the equaliser thanks to some indecisive defending by Oman, which allowed Khusain Norchaev to win the ball in the opposition box before teeing up Hojimat Erkinov for the finish.

The Central Asian side controlled the game from then on but no winner was found.

Tuesday’s set of matches will see Uzbekistan play Turkmenistan while Oman will take on Kyrgyz Republic.

Photos: Uzbekistan FA, CAFA