Persepolis defeated Mes Shahr Babak 3-0 but stumbled 1-0 against Foolad, putting their place at the top of the Iran Pro League under threat.  

 

Vahid Amiri netted in the 87th minute in Foolad’s win to consign Persepolis to their first loss in seven fixtures. 

 

Their defeat allowed both Mobarakeh Sepahan SC and Tractor FC to draw level on 20 points apiece, with defending champions Tractor having a match in hand.  

 

Sepahan defeated Mes Shahr Babak 4-0 after the former’s Mohammadreza Raoufimanesh was sent off in the ninth minute. Mehdi Limouchi (12th), Kasra Taheri (14th, 59th) and Omid Noorafkan (32nd) supplied the goals as Sepahan moved to second in the table. 

 

Tractor handed Sanat Naft a 3-0 defeat but dropped to third, with goals from Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (74th), Shahriar Moghanlou (84th) and Masoud Kazemayn (90th+4).

Esteghlal FC, the only unbeaten side in the league after 10 starts, beat Gol Gohar 1-0 and then drew 1-1 with Chadormalu. Gohar later fell by the same scoreline to Kheybar Khorramabad.

 

Fajr Sepasi defeated Peykan 2-0 before holding Nassaji Mazandaran to a 2-2 draw. Peykan tied 1-1 with Malavan in a later match. 

 

In other matches, Esteghlal Khozestan beat Shams Azar 2-1 while Aluminium Arak and Zob Ahan played out a scoreless draw.

Albert Torras struck in the 48th minute to give Kyrgyz Premier League titleholders FC Bars Issyk-Kul a 1-0 win over former champions FC Abdysh-Ata.

 

Issyk-Kul have won six matches in a row to maintain their lead with 61 points from 27 outings while Abdysh-Ata, winless in 14 fixtures, are second from bottom on 15 points and look certain to be relegated. 

Alga Bishkek drew 1-1 with Alay Osh to remain in second, five adrift of the leaders, while Muras United moved to third with a 2-0 win over Dordoi Bishkek, with goals from Denis Yaskovich (33rd) and Marlen Murzakhmatov (45th+1).

 

Mikhail Titov’s 84th-minute winner earned fourth-placed  Ozgon a win over Asia Talas while Asiagoal Bishkek thrashed 10-men Aldier-Oshmu 4-0 with goals from Aziz Sydykov (25th), Kaito Imai (32nd), Raul Dzhalilov (84th) and Anton Zemlyanukhin (88th). Aldier’s Asilbek Aisarov was sent off in the 38th minute. 

 

Elsewhere, Neftchi Kochkor-Ata beat FC Toktogul 3-2, Bishkek City overcame Talant FC 2-1 and Ilbirs Bishkek and bottom side Kyrgyzaltyn shared points after a goalless result.

Neftchi Fergana came from a goal down to beat Pakhtakor 3-1 in a top-of-the-table clash and maintain their lead in the Uzbekistan Super League.

 

Dostonbek Khamdamov opened in the 23rd minute via a penalty before Fergana’s Stope Perica equalised in the 56th minute. Koffi Kouao (66th) and Jamshid Iskanderov (89th) completed the win to give the defending champions a five-point lead over 16-time titleholders Pakhtakor. 

Former champions PFC Nasaf beat Sogdiana 2-1 to go six matches unbeaten while Bunyodkor inflicted a similar scoreline on bottom side FC Mash’al.

 

In other matches, FC AGMK saw off 10-men Kokand 1912 2-1 while FK Buxoro and FC Surkhon played out a scoreless match.

 

The fixtures between Qizilqum Zarafshon v Lokomotiv Tashkent and Dinamo Samarkand v PFC Andijon both ended in 1-1 stalemates.

 

Vakhsh Bokhtar cruised to a 3-0 win over third-placed side Hosilot Farxor to move up to seventh in the Tajik League.

 

Last season’s runners-up scored through Nuriddin Hamrokulov (22nd) Tohircon Tagojzoda (53rd) and Danilo Dasic (77th) to claim their second win. Vakhsh are on 26 points, 14 adrift of leaders Regar Tadaz Tursunzade. 

 

In other fixtures, Ravshan beat Kulob Istaravshan 1-0 and Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov and Barkchi Hisor closed their match with no goals from either side.

Champions-in-waiting FK Arkadag thumped Shagadam 4-0 to open up a 22-point lead in the Yokary Liga.

 

The defending champions, who netted all their goals in the first half, are on a maximum 75 points after winning all 25 matches.

 

Altyn Asyr, in second, were equally impressive in defeating FK Merw 5-0.

 

Shagadam bounced back with a 2-1 win over bottom dwellers Kopetdag Ashgabat while FC Ashgabat overcame Nebitchi Balkanabat 2-0.  

 

Reigning Indian Super League champions East Bengal FC thrashed Inter Kashi 5-1 to claim their second win in as many starts.

 

Goals by Dani Ramirez (eighth) Vishnu PV (16th), Ake Loba (22nd, 35th) and Lukasz Zwolinski (81st) saw Bengal emerge tops, with Kashi’s goal coming from defender Lalchungnunga, who put the ball into his own net in the 28th minute.

Bengal are a point adrift of leaders North East United, who played out a goalless draw with Odisha FC to remain unbeaten in three starts.

 

Gurkirat Singh leveled on the dot of regulation time to earn Punjab FC a 1-1 draw with Mumbai City, whose Leandro Otormin opened the scoring in the 65th minute.

 

Punjab later followed up with a comfortable 3-2 win over newcomers Churchill Brothers while City claimed a second stalemate after a goalless result against Kerala Blasters.

Shafiq Kagimu’s 11th-minute winner saw Bangladesh Police defeat PWD Sports Club to stay on top of the Bangladesh Football Premier League.

 

Police are unbeaten in five starts and are one point clear of former champions Mohammedan SC, who thumped bottom side Dhaka Wanderers 4-0. Shahriar Emon (29th), Souleymane Diabate (52nd), Muzaffar Muzaffarov (56th) and Arif Hossain (86th) supplied the win for Police.

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings came from behind to defeat Chattogram City 4-2, with Robinho leveling in the 28th minute after Aashish Sonam opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Caique gave Bashundhara the lead in the 32nd minute, Rakib Hossain extended the scoreline in the 58th and Caique finished off the match in the 78th. Jafar Iqbal netted newcomers City’s second in the 87th minute.

 

Fellow new boys City Club handed 10-men Arambagh KS a 4-0 beating through goals by Enamul Islam (36th), Onyekachi Okafor (40th) and Shayak Dost (78th, 84th). Arambagh’s Jahidur Joblu was dismissed in the 67th minute. 

 

Elsewhere, Fakirerpool fell 3-2 to Rahmatgonj while Brothers Union defeated Abahani Limited 2-1, with both sides reduced to 10 men at the close.

Blue Eagles carved out their second straight win with a 2-1 victory over Defenders FC in their Sri Lanka Super Six relegation round match.

 

Rasik Askar (21st) and Doku Felix (38th) gave Eagles the win while Defenders scored their consolation through Shifan Kaleel in the 82nd minute. 

 

The second relegation fixture saw New Young’s SC land at the bottom of the four-team group after a 3-0 defeat by Ratnam SC.