Oman 2-1 Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic took advantage of Oman’s inability to clear a corner kick in the 24th minute, with Gulghigit Alykulov grabbing the opportunity to drill a low cross for Tamirlan Kozubaev to turn in at the back post.

Kyrgyz Republic then held off Oman and twice had the ball in the net through strikes from Erbol Atabaev and Kojo Joel that were disallowed before the West Asian side turned the game on its head with minutes to spare.

Issam Al Sabhi - who came on in the 71st minute - struck the equaliser in the first minute of added time before heading home the winner from Muhsen Al Ghassani’s cross four minutes later to seal a first win for Oman under head coach Carlos Queiroz.

Turkmenistan 1-2 Uzbekistan
Hosts Uzbekistan dominated the first half and were rewarded with the opening goal through Igor Sergeev in the 35th minute.

The Pakhtakor FC forward then doubled Uzbekistan’s advantage nine minutes later, beating Turkmenistan custodian Muhammet Ovezov with his penalty kick.

Uzbekistan, however, had to play the last half an hour with a man less after Farrukh Sayfiev was shown the red card.

Turkmenistan were able to pull a goal back with a spot-kick of their own converted by Didar Durdiyev in the 83rd minute but it wasn’t enough to rescue them from defeat.

The result saw Uzbekistan tied with Oman on four points with their meeting on Friday deciding who will reach the final from Group A with Turkmenistan completing their fixtures against Kyrgyz Republic.

Photos: Uzbekistan FA, Oman FA