Thanh Hoa worked hard to see off Song Lam Nghe An 1-0 thanks to a first-half effort from Nguyen Ngoc My to maintain their position at the top of the standings.

Two points adrift are Hoang Anh Gia Lai, who secured a 1-0 win against Cong An Ha Noi with the winner coming from Chau Ngoc Quang, and Viettel FC, who drew 1-1 with Ha Thinh in a match that saw both sides reduced to 10 men.

In a week that saw six red cards brandished over the course of six matches, Becamex Binh Duong were lucky to escape with a point after losing two players as they held Da Nang FC to a 1-1 draw.

In the only Super League played this past week, Johor Darul Ta’zim extended their lead at the top of the standings after a comprehensive 5-0 win against Perak on Sunday.

Bergson nabbed a hat-trick to take his season’s tally in the league to 19 while Romel Morales contributed with the other two goals as the Southern Tigers opened up a 11-point lead over Selangor with 10 matches to play.

Leaders Phnom Penh Crown FC’s winning start to the season finally came to a halt after they shared a thrilling 3-3 draw with second placed Visakha FC to maintain their six-point lead over their opponents.

Thrice Visakha took the lead but each time Crown fought back to draw level, with Rafael Nieto scoring in stoppage time to rescue the point.

Elsewhere, Angkor Tiger won 4-1 against Ministry of Interior, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng beat Boeung Ket 2-1, Nagaworld FC picked up a 5-1 victory over Kirivong and Life FC secured three points against Dangkor Senchey.

Shan United produced another dominant display in a 3-0 success against Dragon Port to earn their 12th win from 13 matches and extend their lead over Hantharwady United to five points.

Down at the bottom, the situation remained dire for Rakhine United after they a 5-1 loss to Sagaing United left them still searching for a first win.

Young Elephants FC were put through the test before coming out with a 2-1 win over Namtha United on Saturday that saw them reduce their gap to league leaders Ezra FC to five points.

The battle between the two lowest placed sides saw Champasak emerging 7-2 winners against Viengchanh to leapfrog over their beaten opponents into seventh spot.

The A-League Men saw a change of leaders after Melbourne Victory won 2-0 against Brisbane Roar, courtesy of goals from Nishan Velupillay and Jason Geria, to go one clear at the top of the standings on 10 points.

Hot on their heels are rivals Melbourne City, who won against Western United (1-0) and Perth Glory (5-0) respectively to hit nine points, the same as Auckland FC in third who weren’t in action.

There was also a win for fourth placed Adelaide United, who beat Western United 2-1 while a rung below them, Wellington Phoenix also earned three points after defeating Central Coast Mariners 3-0.

Persija Jakarta took advantage of a reduced schedule to move up a spot to fifth in the standings after they beat Madura United 4-1, and are only three points behind league leaders Borneo FC.

Gustavo struck first for Persija before Madura equalised through Lulinha’s penalty. Persija then stepped up another gear to score via Marko Simic, Ryo Matsumura and Pedrao to overtake PSM Makassar, who drew 1-1 with Persik Kediri.

Bangkok United extended their lead in Thai League 1 to six points after they beat Khon Kaen United 3-2 with Buriram United held to a 1-1 draw by Rayong FC.

The front trio of Richairo Zivkovic, Bassel Jradi and Muhsen Al Ghassani were all on the scoresheet for Bangkok United as they earned their ninth win of the season.

Meanwhile, Peerapat Kaminthong's effort in the 84th minute for Rayong cancelled out Korrakot Pipatnadda’s own goal in the 26th minute to leave Buriram frustrated, although they still hold three games in hand over Bangkok.

Taguig FC and Dynamic Herb Cebu FC kept pace with each other as the top two won again at the weekend to hit the 10-point mark with Taguig ahead on goal difference.

Taguig were emphatic in a 7-0 win against Mendiola FC while Cebu survived a tough encounter against Davao Aguilas to come away with a 3-2 success.

Kasuka FC opened up a three-point lead after a dynamic performance that saw them hand previously second-placed Kota Ranger FC a 5-1 defeat.

Replacing Ranger in second are DPMM FC, who were equally impressive after a 12-1 success over Lun Bawang FC as they continued their perfect start to the season and have a match in hand.