Tractor FC defeated Persepolis 1-0 and then eased to a 2-0 win over nine-man Chadormalu to secure their fourth straight win in the Iran Pro League.

Tomislav Strkalj, who netted a 90th-minute winner in the first match, scored six minutes into injury time against Chadormalu after Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh opened with a 48th-minute penalty.

Bottom side Chadormalu later lost 3-0 to Gol Gohar, who then fell 2-0 to Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC.

Second-placed Esteghlal FC, who are also unbeaten after four outings, were a man down going into the break but earned a goalless stalemate against Foolad, who earlier overcame newly-promoted Sanat Naft 3-0.

Sanat Naft closed with a 0-0 result against fellow newcomers Mes Shahr Babak, who tied with Zob Ahan 1-1 in an earlier fixture which saw both sides reduced to 10 men.

Fajr Sepasi edged Malavan 1-0 before closing 0-0 with Ahan, with Malavan going on to lose 3-0 to 16-time winners Persepolis.

Peykan beat Kheybar Khorramabad 3-2 and then drew 0-0 with Esteghlal Khozestan. Khorramabad later played out a 2-2 stalemate with Aluminium Arak. Nassaji Mazandaran lost 2-0 to Shams Azar.

Paul Ejeh powered Alga Bishkek to a 3-1 win over Bishkek City in the Kyrgyz Premier League to give the third-placed side a glimmer of hope after two consecutive defeats.

The Nigerian struck in the 58th and 60th minutes following Dmitriy Bessmertnyi’s 49th-minute opener. Riquelme netted an 86th-minute consolation for City, who would go on to lose 4-3 to Ozgon in their next match.

In other fixtures, FC Toktogul defeated Oshmu-Aldier 2-1 and then played out a 1-1 stalemate with Kyrgyzaltyn.

Three-time champions FC Abdysh-Ata lost 3-0 to Talant FC and then crashed 4-0 to Dordoi Bishkek. Languishing second from bottom, Abdysh-Ata have won twice in 22 outings and lost 15 times.

Pakhtakor played out a 1-1 draw with Dinamo Samarkand to move within five points of leaders Neftchi Fergana in the Uzbekistan Super League.

Khojimat Erkinov netted in the 60th minute for 16-time champions Pakhtakor, on a 16-match unbeaten run, before Firdavs Abdurakhmonov leveled in the 85th minute.

Navbahor Namangan beat bottom side FC Mash'al 2-0 to stay in third while fourth-placed FK Buxoro drew 1-1 with Kokand 1912, with the former’s Shakhzod Ubaydullaev levelling two minutes into injury time after his side were down to 10 men four minutes earlier.

Former champions PFC Nasaf fell to their third straight loss with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Qizilqum Zarafshon while Lokomotiv Tashkent cruised to a 4-1 win over Bunyodkor.

PFC Andijon and Khorezm Urgench settled for a 1-1 draw while FC AGMK and FC Surkhon played out a goalless result.

Defending champions FC Istiklol kept it late to romp to a 4-0 win over Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov in the Tajik League.

Rustam Soirov fired home in the 69th and 80th minutes, with Ehsoni Pansanbe (73rd) and Amirbek Curaboev (90th) finishing the job.

Hosilot Farxor maintained their lead on goal difference over Istiklol with a 1-0 win over Regar Tadaz Tursunzade. Both pacesetters are on 31 points, with Istiklol having a game in hand.

The fixtures between Eskhata Khujand v Ravshan and Vakhsh Bokhtar v Kulob Istaravshan ended in 1-1 stalemates.

FK Arkadag waltzed past FK Ashgabat 3-0 to open up a 18-point lead in the Yokary Liga.

The defending champions have maximum points from 18 matches and look poised to claim their fourth straight championship. Elsewhere, FK Merw beat FK Ashgabat 2-1.

Yuta Mishima netted four times in 12 minutes as Paro FC hit seven unanswered goals past 10-man Tsirang in the sole fixture of the Bhutan Premier League.

Nima Wangdi opened the scoring in the 20th minute before Mishima struck in the 48th, 51st, 54th and 60th minutes. Wangdi added his second in the 69 th before Abdoulie Baldeh wrapped up in the 86th minute.

Paro extended their winning streak to 12 outings and are nine points clear of Thimphu City.

Blue Star SC fell to their second consecutive defeat after going down 3-2 to Renown SC in the Sri Lanka Super League.

The defending champions came back from two goals down in the first half to level the score but succumbed in the 57th minute to close the week seventh in the 10-team standings.

Renown, in second place, went on to tie 2-2 with Sea Hawks FC.

League leaders Upcountry Lions SC beat Blue Eagles SC 4-0, with Nicholas Jude (60th, 66th) and Mohamed Aakib (67th, 90th+1) securing them a second-half win.

Blue Eagles had earlier lost 1-0 to Red Star FC, who went on to thrash Defenders FC 5-1 after being a goal down 10 minutes into the match.