GH Bank had pegged the Uzbeks back from 3-1 down but Konstantin Sviridov's second goal of the game looked to have given Ardus a crucial victory.

However, Renato equalised inside the final minute to grab a second successive point following their opening stalemate with Al Sadaka. If the Thais can now overcome group winners Shahid Mansouri on Tuesday, they will book their place in the last four.

“In the first-half of both games we didn't play. We made a lot of mistakes in the opening period, we lost possession and we gave away balls. The concentration levels, we felt they were just not in it,” Rakphol said.

“In the last three minutes, we started to play powerplay, we needed to change a few things around, we needed someone who could turn things around in the final third and it changed the game for us.

“It's an intense sport and the team that does well tends to be the team that has a very good collective spirit. We have a very high level of collective spirit. I think it's very important, particularly in futsal.

“If you don't have that spirit where everyone works for each other one mistake could end up a goal so each one of them is critical.

“They're like parts of a factory. They need to be a team from the moment the game kicks off right through until the match ends, mentally and collectively.”

Ardus boss Alexander Petrov was understandably disappointed at his side's failure to protect their lead

“I liked the match. It was a good match for the fans. Sadly we drew, conceding a goal with 40 seconds left. Our qualification to the next stage now depends on our rivals,” he said.

“Unfortunately, this match we wanted to win ended in a draw and it's not pleasant to have only a few chances to qualify but I think we will show our best performance against Al Sadaka.

“But our fate depends on our rivals.”