Judy Connolly and Cathrine Graversen caused early problems for the home side, but Uzbekistan keeper Sevara Nurullaeva was quick to respond to nullify Philippines’ advances.

Two minutes later, the Southeast Asian side, who defeated Kuwait 4-1 on Matchday One, took the lead after Sevara kept out Cathrine Graversen from distance and Katrina Guillou’s close range shot before finally being beaten by Isabella Flanigan, whose floated effort took a slight deflection before settling into the back of the net.

Uzbekistan equalised in the eighth minute when Lyudmila Karachik delivered a long pass to an unmarked Nilufar Kudratova, who slipped the ball past Philippines keeper Samantha Hughes.

The Philippines regained the lead in the 15th minute when Flanigan burst down the right, sending a diagonal pass to an unmarked Guillou for an easy finish.

Connolly had a chance to put Philippines further up from the spot after Uzbekistan conceded a fifth foul penalty, but Nurullaeva guessed the right way to keep Uzbekistan in the game.

The Philippines came close to scoring their third goal two minutes after the restart after Dionesa Tolentin found space at the centre before unleashing a curling effort which was tipped away by Nurullaeva.

Uzbekistan finally came good a minute later with Karachik powering down the left flank after exchanging passes before drilling her effort past Hughes.

Hughes had to be on her toes in the 26th minute, keeping out Karachik’s grounder before parrying away Umida Zoirova’s follow up and then thwarting another Karachik effort five minutes later.

The home side increased the pressure in the closing stages with Hughes pulling off a string of saves only for Karachik to show her brilliance with two minutes to go when she cut inside before slotting home to give Uzbekistan the lead.

However, the Philippines responded immediately, with Connolly striking home Guillou’s pass with a minute left to play to take a share of the points.

Kuwait came under pressure as early as the first minute after Australia’s Daisy Arrowsmith sent her shot from distance over the bar, while Trudy Camilleri rattled the frame three minutes later from just above the arc.

Australia, who breezed to a 6-1 win over Turkmenistan on Matchday One, kept the pressure on Kuwait with keeper Aishah Alsabri denying Camilleri from inside the box, while Zoee Spadano’s long-range effort sailed over the bar.

Alsabri continued to frustrate the Australians but a well timed tackle from Nikkita Fazzari caused the West Asians to concede the opener in the seventh minute with Gisella Pipino powering the loose ball into the back of the net.

Kuwait fell further behind three minutes from the end of the first half after Fazzari’s tackle helped set up an unmarked Camilleri for a simple finish from just inside the arc.

The West Asian side’s plan to put up a fight in the second half fell apart four minutes into the restart when Camilleri embarked on a fine run before releasing Fazzari down the right to score past Alsabri.

Kuwait, who fell to a 4-1 defeat against the Philippines, conceded the fourth goal in the 32nd minute after Marianna Tabain provided the finishing touch from a well crafted team effort.

Kuwait had a chance to net a late consolation after Australia conceded a fifth foul penalty but  Noor Alherz sent her effort against the bar, while Fajer Ahmad was also denied from the spot in the closing seconds.

Australia, however, were not as wasteful with keeper Jessica Mclean scoring their fifth of the evening from the spot to complete the win.