Bangkok produced a solid performance to oust Port 2-0 to open up a four-point gap to Buriram United at the top of the standings with their beaten opponents a further point behind.

Bassel Jradi put Totchtawan Sripan’s side ahead after only 11 minutes but were put through nervous moments before a Muhsen Al Ghassani penalty in the 72nd minute sealed the three points.

Meanwhile, Prachuap FC climbed to third following a 2-0 success against Muangthong United, with goals from Phanthamit Praphanth and Jeong Woo-geun.

Tampines Rovers took advantage of Lion City Sailors not being in action to draw level on points with the league leaders on 39 points after they beat Balestier Khalsa 3-1, however, Sailors have two games in hand.

Geylang International tightened their grip on third spot after a 4-0 victory over Young Lions as they sit five points adrift of the top two but eight ahead of Balestier.

Elsewhere, Hougang United were impressive in a 6-0 mauling of Tanjong Pagar United while DPMM were 3-2 winners against Albirex Niigata.

The summit of the 2024/25 A-League Men remained Auckland’s after they were triumphant in the New Zealand derby by defeating Wellington 2-0 to stay two points ahead of Melbourne Victory in the table.

Substitute Jake Brimmer stole the show after coming on midway through the second half with strikes in the 89th minute and then seven minutes later to keep Auckland’s incredible run going.

Victory handed Macarthur FC their second successive defeat after they came from behind to win 2-1, thanks to efforts from Daniel Arzani and Reno Piscopo.

Only one point separates the top four sides in the 2024/25 Liga 1 with Borneo FC and Persebaya Surabaya both on 21 points while Persib Bandung and Bali United are one behind.

Berguinho’s strike in the 78th minute secured Borneo a 1-0 win against 10-men Dewa United while Flavio Silva’s solitary effort sealed a similar scoreline for Persebaya against PSIS.

Persib took four points from two matches after 2-0 win against Persik Kediri before a 1-1 draw with Semen Padang while Bali were the only side out of the four to suffer a defeat, losing 2-0 to PSBS Biak.

Ezra FC increased their lead in the Lao League to five points after a clinical performance in a 12-0 drubbing of Viengchanh FC, led by Chony Wenpaserth who scored five goals.

Young Elephants FC were held to a 1-1 draw by Master FC in a meeting between second and third with both losing ground on the league leaders.

In other matches, Namtha United won 3-1 against Lao Army while Luang Prabang defeated Champasak FC 2-0.

Cong An Ha Noi turned on the power in the second half to score thrice through Leo Artur (2) and Alan Grafite to beat Da Nang 3-0, taking them to 11 points, the same as Thanh Hoa and Viettel FC.

Thanh Hoa and Viettel endured similar fortunes as they were forced to settle for stalemates against Ha Noi (1-1) and Quang Nam (0-0) respectively.

It was a positive week for Becamex Binh Duong, who defeated Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4-1 with Vietnamese international Nguyen Tien Linh grabbing a brace to help his side move up to fifth on 10 points.

The only match that took place this past week in the National League, Hantharwady United and Yangon United could not be separated as they shared an exciting 2-2 draw to stay second and third in the standings.

Hantharwady will feel disappointed not to have won, having led 2-0 at half-time through goals from Aung Than Toe and Aung Myat Thu with Yangon fighting back in the second half via Naing Oakkar and Aung Wai Lin.

The top three sides in the Premier League won their respective matches to maintain status quo with Phnom Penh Crown FC still six points ahead of Visakha FC with Angkor Tiger a further five behind.

Phnom Penh struggled to a 1-0 win over Dangkor Senchey with Jelle Goselink netting the winner, likewise Visakha as they edged Boeung Ket 1-0 thanks to a Ramon Tanque effort with Tiger surviving going down to 10 men in a 3-2 victory against Life FC.

Former Real Madrid and UEFA Champions League winner Jese Rodriguez made his first Super League bow in Johor Darul Ta’zim’s 4-0 success over Negeri Sembilan on Friday.

Goals from Heberty (2), Arif Aiman and Jorge Obregon ensured the Southern Tigers remained on course to retain their title as they stayed eight points ahead of Selangor FC.

Selangor, who recently went separate ways with head coach Nidzam Jamil, picked up a 1-0 win over Kedah Darul Aman with Aliff Izwan scoring the winner two minutes into the second half.