Following an opening 45 minutes without a goal, Lucao found the breakthrough in the 74th minute but the visitors were pegged back just three minutes later courtesy of Sayuri’s free-kick.

With the spoils shared in this Group H Matchday Five tie, it remains as you were ahead of the final round of group stage fixtures with both sides locked on the same number of points, although Haiphong remain in second courtesy of their superior head-to-head record.