Domestic Leagues
Paro FC slumped to their first defeat of the season in the Bhutan Premier League while Vakhsh Bokhtar and FC Arkadag continue their unbeaten streaks in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan respectively, so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the past week's domestic action across Central and South Asia.
Bhutan: RTC take shine off Paro
A second-half brace from Pema Zangpo saw RTC beat Paro FC 2-0 and hand the defending champions their first loss in 15 matches in the Bhutan Premier League.
The league leaders, however, regrouped in their following match to overcome BFF Academy 3-1 and continue to top the standings with 45 points from 16 matches.
RTC, meanwhile, claimed their second victory by defeating Ugyen Academy 2-1.
Thimphu City remained in second place with a 5-0 win over Tensung with different players scoring, four of them after the break.
Transport United inflicted a 9-1 defeat on Samtse while Southern City, who lost 20-1 and 9-0 in their previous matches, fell to a solitary goal to Tsirang.
IR Iran: Tractor claim back-to-back wins
Tractor beat last season’s runners-up Sepahan 2-1 to notch their second straight win and jump to second in the Iran Pro League behind newly-promoted Fajr Sepasi.
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh scored a penalty five minutes into time added on in the first half and the winner in the 96th minutes after Mohammadmehdi Lotfi’s equaliser on the hour.
Sepasi beat Zob Ahan 1-0 to claim the leaderboard for the first time.
A 65th-minute strike by Gustavo Blanco gave Foolad a 1-0 win over Kheybar Khorramabad, who dropped from the top of the table to fourth after their first defeat in four outings.
Esteghlal FC’s Jasir Asani and Peykan’s Kasra Taheri both struck twice in their sides’ 2-2 stalemate, with league newcomers Peykan down to 10 men from the 25th minute.
Other matches saw Aluminium Arak beat Esteghlal Khozestan 2-0 and Gol Gohar win against Malavan by a similar scoreline.
Two matches ended scoreless - Mes Rafsanjan against Shams Azar and Chadormalu versus Persepolis.
Kyrgyz Republic: Abdysh-Ata level with United
FC Abdysh-Ata beat Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1-0 to go level on 41 points with Muras United in the Kyrgyz Premier League.
The defending champions, however, have played 19 matches, two more than United who continue to top the standings with a better goal difference
Oleksiy Zinkevych scored a second-half hat-trick to propel Alay Osh to a 4-1 win over Ilbirs Bishkek FC while Asiagoal Bishkek’s 2-1 win over Alga Bishkek was marred by Maksat Dzhakybaliev being sent off 11 minutes after scoring the winner in the 68th minute.
Other matches saw Oshmu-Aldier beat Bishkek City 2-0 and Ozgon’s two-goal hero Orkhan Alivey converting a penalty two minutes into time added on in their 3-2 win over Neftchi Kochkor-Ata.
Uzbekistan: Nasaf remain in control
Dragan Cheran scored from the spot three minutes into injury time to give FC Nasaf a 1-0 win over Qizilqum Zarafshon in the Uzbekistan Super League.
After 22 matches, the defending champions still maintain a four-point lead over Neftchi Fergana, who beat Dinamo Samarkand 2-1 thanks to an 83rd-minute Vladimir Jovovic winner.
Buxuro’s Dominik Begic fired a hat-trick and Toma Tabatadze a brace in their 5-0 win over Navbahor Namangan. All their goals came in the first half.
Khurshid Giyosov found the back of the net twice in FC AGMK’s 5-1 defeat of Bunyodkor, with Nodirbek Abdurazzakov, Ruben Sanchez and Avazbek Ulmasaliev securing the other three.
Andizhan and Sogdiana played out a 2-2 tie while three games finished scoreless - bottom club FC Shurtan v third-placed Pakhtakor, FC Surkhon v FC Mash'al and Khorezm Urgench v Kokand 1912.
Tajikistan: Vakhsh stay unbeaten
Vakhsh Bokhtar extended their unbeaten streak in the Tajik League to 16 matches with a 2-1 win over CSKA Dushanbe.
The top-of-the-table clash saw Vakhsh, on 36 points, go four clear of Dushanbe, who have a game in hand. Defending champions FC Istiklol, on 31 points, remain in third.
Other matches saw Regar Tadaz Tursunzade beat Kulob Istaravshan 4-2 while Eskhata Khujand eked out a 1-0 win over Khujand.
Barkchi Hisor came away 2-0 winners against FC Hulbuk while Ravshan and bottom club Pandzhsher Dzhaloliddin played out a scoreless match.
Turkmenistan: Arkadag’s winning run ends
FC Arkadag played out their first Yokary Liga stalemate of the season when they drew 1-1 with FC Ahal.
The result brings their winning streak to an end after 21 matches, but still keeps them at the top of the table with 61 points, 27 clear of Altyn Asyr who drew 0-0 with Sagadam.
The Kopetdag Ashgabat and Nebitchi Balkanabat match closed with a thrilling 3-3 stalemate.
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