An entertaining first half saw Turkmenistan going ahead in the 19th minute when Dayanch Meredov brilliantly controlled goalkeeper Kakageldi Berdiyev's long pass before side-footing home past Chang Hsiang-Chun.

The Central Asian side doubled their advantage in the 32nd minute thanks to a quick counter attack that ended with Sohbet Durdyyev smashing in a low shot from Arslan Saparov's cutback.

Chinese Taipei reduced the deficit in the 40th minute with a wonder strike from midfielder Wei Chih-Chuan, whose rasping shot from outside the box flew straight into the top corner.

Turkmenistan, however, restored their two-goal lead three minutes later when Meredov toe-poked home from close range off a Magtymberdi Berenov cross.

After the interval, Meredov’s turn of pace was too much for Chinese Taipei’s defence to handle with the forward sprinting away from his marker to complete his hat-trick in the 48th minute with Abdyrahman Annamyradov’s stoppage time header capping a clinical Turkmenistan performance.

Turkmenistan will look to continue their winning momentum against Bhutan on Saturday, while Chinese Taipei take on Jordan.

Odeh Burhan Fakhoury was released behind the Bhutan defence in the third minute and the forward side-stepped advancing goalkeeper Rigzin Sonam Tenzin before slotting the ball into the net.

The hosts doubled their advantage 12 minutes later with Ibrahim Mohammad Sabra latching onto Ali Azaizeh’s pass to slide a low, right-foot shot past Tenzin.

Jordan hit their third in the 17th minute when Mohammad Abuhazeem burst through the middle unchallenged to fire his shot beyond Tenzin.

Sabra added Jordan’s fourth in the first minute of injury time as he raced in volley in from three yards out following Ahmad Elmughrabi’s clinical cross from the right flank.

Fakhoury claimed his second two minutes into the second half when he rose to nod Elmughrabi’s centre from the right past Tenzin while Sabra completed his hat trick four minutes later, heading in Mohammad Taha’s left-sided cross.

Jordan’s seventh arrived in the 57th minute when Azaizeh slid the ball down the right side to Elmughrabi and his measured pass across the face of goal was side-footed in by Fakhoury to complete his hat-trick.

With 10 minutes left, Mo’men Alsaket finished off a flowing move when he converted from perfectly weighted Abuhazeem’s through-ball while, with a minute remaining, Alsaket turned provider by delivering the corner from which Ayham Alsamamreh poked home his side’s ninth.

Amin Al Shanaineh looped his first-time shot over Tenzin in injury time to bring up double figures for the rampant Jordanians and Abdallah Al Mnayyes put the cap on the win seconds before the final whistle.