Auckland FC celebrated becoming the A-League Premiers in their inaugural season by defeating Perth Glory 1-0, thanks to a stunner from Marlee Francois on Sunday.

 

On an afternoon where Perth keeper Oli Sail pulled of a string of top-class saves, he was eventually undone in the 62nd minute, sparking wild scenes on a celebratory day among Auckland's fans.

Having banged on the Perth door all afternoon the new Premiers eventually found the opener, with Francois curling a right-footed effort over the keeper and into the back of the net direct from a corner.

 

Auckland moved to an unassailable 53 points with just one matchday remaining, having already confirmed the title on Saturday after Melbourne City - who are on 45 points - settled for a goalless draw with Adelaide United.

Western United moved within a point of Melbourne City with a 1-0 win over Sydney FC on Sunday with Western Sydney Wanderers - who edged Newcastle Jets 1-0 on Saturday - one point adrift.

 

Melbourne Victory joined the four teams above them in the Finals Series after a 2-1 win against Macarthur on Friday.

The race for the final spot in the Finals Series will go down to the wire with Adelaide - on 38 points - one ahead of Sydney.

 

With Adelaide having already completed their fixtures, they face a nervous wait with Sydney FC to face Melbourne City on Saturday.

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC secured a dominant 6-1 victory over fifth-placed Angkor Tiger. The win strengthened Svay Rieng’s position at the top of the table, extending their lead over second-placed Phnom Penh Crown FC to seven points. 

 

Svay Rieng opened the scoring in the 11th minute through Ratanak Min with Bounphachan Bounkong doubling their advantage just seconds later.

 

Sosidan Nhean made it 3-0 in the 22nd minute with Joao Pedro pulling one back for Angkor Tiger in the 28th minute.

Sosidan restored Svay Rieng’s three-goal cushion with his second of the match in the 40th minute and completed his hat-trick in the 77th minute. The final goal came in stoppage time with Matheus Moresche converting a penalty to seal the emphatic win.

 

Phnom Penh Crown suffered a tough 4-3 defeat to sixth-placed Boeung Ket, leaving their title hopes hanging by a thread. 

NagaWorld defeated Visakha 1-0, Dangkor beat Kirivong Sok Sen Chey 3-0 and Life FC fell 3-1 to Ministry of Interior FA.

Persib Bandung secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over PSS Sleman. This win puts Persib 11 points ahead of second-placed Dewa United with only four games left to play.

 

Gustavo opened the scoring for Persib in the 20th minute. Tyronne extended the lead in the 49th minute, before grabbing his second seven minutes later to secure the three points for Persib.

Second-placed Dewa United suffered a 2-1 defeat against Malut United, Persija Jakarta lost 2-0 to Semen Padang and Borneo beat PSIS Semarang 5-2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) fought back to defeat Sri Pahang 2-1 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium to retain the Malaysia Cup on Saturday.

 

The win saw the Southern Tigers complete a historic triple quadruple, having already secured the Super League, FA Cup and Charity Shield this season.

Sri Pahang, however, got off to a great start with T. Saravanan pouncing on a rebound off goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi to fire the Elephants into a 14th minute lead.

 

Sri Pahang suffered a setback 20 minutes later when midfielder Sergio Aguero was sent off after picking up two yellow cards but they held on to their lead going into the break.

JDT drew level in the 54th minute, after a collision between Oscar Arribas and Azrif Nasrulhaq saw referee Razlan Joffri Ali awarding a penalty following a VAR review with Bergson da Silva slotting home.

 

It was then JDT's turn to lose a player after Park Jun Heong was sent off for a second bookable offence.

 

JDT continued to press and the brilliant Arif Aiman Hanapi fired home the winner in the 74th minute.

Lion City Sailors' bid for the Singapore Premier League title continued at a serene pace after a 2-0 win over Albirex Niigata on Friday.

 

Toni Datkovic gave the Sailors the lead in the 25th minute with Shawal Anuar's 77th minute strike confirming the points.

The Sailors are on 65 points, eight clear of Tampines Rovers with nine matchdays remaining.

 

In the only other match played the past week, Balestier Khalsa edged Hougang 2-1 to move above Albirex into fourth spot on 36 points.

BG Pathum United failed to make inroads on the top two teams in Thailand after squandering a four-goal lead to settle for a 4-4 draw with Sukhothai.

 

BG Pathum opened the scoring in the second minute through Gakuto Notsuda. Raniel added to the lead by converting a penalty in the 22nd minute.

Ikhsan Fandi found the net in the 41st minute and Waris Choolthong added another in the 44th as BG Pathum looked to be cruising.

 

Matheus Fornazari, however, sparked Sukhothai's fightback by pulling one back just before the break and adding a second in the 55th.

The comeback was completed in stoppage time with Fornazari completing his hat-trick and Eito Ishimoto netting the fourth as Sukhothai nicked a point.

 

In other matches, Khonkaen United beat Chiangrai United 3-1, Nakhon Ratchasima lost 2-0 to Muangthong United and Uthai Thani drew 1-1 with Lamphun Warrior.

Nam Dinh secured a 3-1 win over seventh-placed Binh Duong as they stayed two points clear of Hanoi FC at the top of the table in Vietnam.

 

Nam Dinh opened the scoring through Ti Phong Lam in the 22nd minute, with Odiljon Abdurakhmanov's own goal three minutes later extending their lead.

Ha Duc Chinh narrowed the deficit for Binh Duong in the 60th minute but Caio Cesar struck in the 70th minute to secure the points for Nam Dinh.

 

Hanoi FC beat Quang Nam 2-1 to stay in the race while Viettel and Hong Linh Ha Tinh edged Song Lam Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City FC 1-0 respectively.