
Domestic Leagues
Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory booked their places in the A-League Grand Final while Lion City Sailors took a first-leg advantage in their Singapore Cup semi-final.
In Vietnam, pacesetters Nam Dinh will look to close in on the title on Monday, so join the-AFC.com in our weekly wrap of the domestic scene across ASEAN.
Australia: City, Victory set up Melbourne Derby final
Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory booked their places in the A-League Grand Final as Auckland FC's hopes of a double were crushed.
City played out a 1-1 draw with Western United, progressing 4-1 on aggregate thanks to their dominant first-leg performance.
Aziz Behich gave City the lead in the 20th minute before Noah Botic equalised midway through the second half.
In the other semi-final, Victory overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Premiers Auckland FC with a 2-0 win.
Zinedine Machach levelled the tie on aggregate in the 55th minute, with Bruno Fornaroli striking the winner five minutes later.
Indonesia: Champions Persib finish season in thrilling fashion
Liga 1 champions Persib Bandung closed out their campaign with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Persis Solo. The defeat meant Solo ended the season in 14th place.
Persib took the lead just before half-time through Brazilian forward Gustavo. Tyronne doubled their advantage in the 58th minute before David Da Silva made it 3-0 with a strike in the 80th.
Persis Solo staged a late fightback as Lautaro Bellegia converted a penalty in the 88th minute, followed by a goal from Sho Yamamoto in stoppage time.
However, the champions held on to secure a final win to cap off their impressive season.
In other matches, second-placed Dewa United cruised 4-0 past PSBS Biak Numfor, Malut United played out a goalless draw with Persija Jakarta while Bali United defeated Persebaya 3-1.
Singapore: Lion City edge closer to double
Singapore Premier League champions Lion City Sailors FC took a 3-2 win over Brunei DPMM in the first leg of their Singapore Cup semi-final clash.
DPMM struck first through Azwan Ali Rahman in the eighth minute, but Maxime Lestienne equalised for Lion City just before the break.
Gabriel Gama restored the lead for DPMM in the 57th minute, only for Lion City to turn the game around with two quick goals, Toni Datkovic in the 66th and Bailey Wright in the 70th, to claim the first-leg advantage.
The return leg will be played on Tuesday, with the other semi-final featuring BG Pathum United and Tampines Rovers, with the first leg having ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Singapore Premier League, meanwhile, concluded with champions Lion City completing their campaign with a 1-1 draw withTampines. Lion City finished on 72 points, eight ahead of Tampines with Geylang International a further 10 adrift in third.
Thailand: Double delight for Buriram United
Buriram United clinched the Thai FA Cup after edging Muangthong United 3-2 in a fiercely contested final.
Bissoli opened the scoring for Buriram from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, and Goran Causic doubled their lead eight minutes later.
Muangthong responded just before the break as Poramet Arjivirai converted a penalty to make it 2-1.
Bissoli struck again early in the second half to restore Buriram’s two-goal cushion. Poramet netted his second of the night to reduce the deficit but Buriram held firm to add the FA Cup to the league title already in their possession.
Vietnam: Nam Dinh out to tighten grip
Nam Dinh will edge closer to defending their V.League 1 title with victory against Song Lam Nghe An on Monday.
Sitting pretty at the top with 48 points, Nam Dinh are five clear of Hanoi FC with just three matchdays remaining.
Hanoi, who are five points ahead of third-placed Viettel, meet Cong An Hanoi FC on Monday.
Viettel's hopes of overtaking Hanoi, suffered a blow after they were held 2-2 by Hai Phong on Friday.
Becamex Binh Duong defeated Ho Chi Minh City FC 2-0 while Hong Anh Gia Lai and SHB Danang played to a 2-2 draw