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Thailand, meanwhile, came from behind to secure a hard-fought 2-2 stalemate against Lebanon.
Mongolia 0-7 Malaysia
Having slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Lebanon on Matchday One, Malaysia dominated early exchanges against Mongolia, taking the lead in the 12th minute thanks to Aliff Izwan and doubled their advantage two minutes later through Aysar Hadi.
Fergus Tierney etched his name on the scoresheet in the 38th minute to give Malaysia a comfortable lead going into the break.
There was no respite for Mongolia as Malaysia upped the ante in the second half with Fergus scoring in quick succession in the 48th and 49th minutes to complete his hat-trick.
The Southeast Asian side furthered their advantage through Aliff Izwan Yuslan (63rd) and Ziad El Basheer (69th) to seal the emphatic win.
Lebanon 2-2 Thailand
After a rain-delayed first half, the match resumed with neither team finding a way through with the score staying 0-0 going into the break.
Lebanon, who secured a 1-0 win against Malaysia, broke the deadlock two minutes into the restart through Hasan Farhat.
Thailand responded through Seksan Ratree’s strike in the 72nd minute but Farhat restored Lebanon’s advantage with his strike in the 85th minute.
However, Thailand responded again three minutes later with Chanapach Buaphan converting to earn the Southeast Asian side a point.
Thailand will next face Malaysia with Lebanon taking on Mongolia on Tuesday.
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