Jordan's Abdallah Deeb (14) kicks the ball during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match against Singapore in Singapore, Oct 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Jakarta thriller

2022 World Cup hosts Qatar had to dig deep in Jakarta to win 3-2 against a resilient Indonesian side, who twice came from behind to level.

Qatar, who drew their first two matches in Group D, took the lead through Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti in the 14th minute before Uruguay-born striker Cristian Gonzales, who became an Indonesian citizen last November, equalised 12 minutes later.

Qatar took the lead again in the 32nd minute through Khalfan Ibrahim, only for Gonzales to score his second goal three minutes later.

Mohammed Razak's 59th-minute strike turned out to be the winning goal as the Gulf side maintained their unbeaten run.

Saudi Arabia, three-times Asian champions, continued to disappoint with a goalless draw against Thailand in the other Group D match.

The Frank Rijkaard-coached side needed a win to close the gap on Australia and Thailand but they struggled in front of goal and continued to languish in third spot with two points from three matches.

An own goal from Hamdan Al Kamali and skipper Park Chu-young's fifth goal in the qualifiers gave South Korea a narrow 2-1 home win over United Arab Emirates.

Park opened the scoring five minutes into the second half and the home side went 2-0 up in the 63rd minute courtesy of the own goal.

Ismaeil Matar scored a consolation during second-half stoppage-time for the Gulf side who suffered their third consecutive defeat.

Jordan continued their rich vein of form as they made it three wins in a row, defeating bottom-placed Singapore 3-0 away to sit pretty at the top of Group A.