Lion City Sailors FC notched up their fourth win in a row to remain five points clear at the top of the Singapore Premier League standings with a 5-1 victory over Young Lions FC on Saturday.
Maxime Lestienne put the home side in front in the 21st minute before Lucas Aguiero levelled nine minutes later.
But Bailey Wright restored Lion City’s lead in the 34th minute and second half goals from Lennart Thy, Bart Ramselaar and Shawal Anuar sealed a comfortable win for Aleksandar Ranković’s side to stay clear of second placed Albirex Niigata (S).
Meanwhile, Bangkok United FC missed out on the opportunity to move level with Thai League 1 leaders Buriram United FC on Saturday after being held to a 0-0 draw by Muangthong United FC.
The draw leaves Bangkok United two points behind the defending champions, who were not in action during the weekend due to travel commitments for the AFC Champions League Elite.
Ekanit Panya’s 15th minute goal earned BG Pathum United FC a 1-0 win over Ayutthaya United FC to take his side up to fourth in the table.
Nam Định FC’s struggles in V.League 1 continued with a 2-1 loss against Becamex HCMC to leave the defending champions languishing in 10th in the standings.
Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa put the visitors in front in the 38th minute and Ugochukwu Oduenyi doubled their lead from the spot in the 53rd minute. Romelu pulled one back for Nam Định three minutes later but it was not enough to prevent a fourth league loss of the season.
Last season’s ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup™ runners-up Công An Hà Nội remain in second, three points behind leaders Ninh Bình FC following a 1-1 draw with SLNA as Leo Artur cancelled out Lê Nguyên Hoàng’s 40th minute opener for the hosts.
PKR Svay Rieng FC made a winning return to Cambodia Premier League action with a 6-1 thrashing of Tiffy Army FC on Sunday with Cristian Silveira scoring twice as Matt McConkey’s side notched up a sixth win of the campaign to stay one point clear at the summit.
Shan United FC moved up to second in the Myanmar National League after a 4-0 win over 10-man Dagon Star United FC on Saturday through goals from Yuki Aizu, Myat Kaung Khant, Sa Aung Pyae Ko and Matheus Souza Silva.
Hiroki Ono’s team are five points behind league leaders Yangon FC but have two games in hand.
DH Cebu FC earned a 1-1 draw with Manila Digger FC in the Philippines Football League with Cebu’s Roberto Corsame scoring eight minutes into the second half to cancel out Baboucarr Touray’s opener. Cebu sit in seventh in the standings.