Al Shorta turned on the power to defeat Al Naft 4-0 as they moved within four points of retaining their Iraqi Stars League title.

 

Sajad Jassem got the ball rolling with a first half stoppage time penalty with Mahmoud Al Mawas doubling Al Shorta's advantage in the 70th minute.

Ayoub Ben Mcharek then netted twice in a seven-minute spell as Al Shorta moved up to 80 points, six clear of Al Zawraa with three matches to play.

 

Al Zawraa's hopes suffered a massive blow following a 2-1 defeat to Al Qassim while Zakho are third on 66 points after beating Naft Al Basra 2-1.

Safa edged Al Ahed 2-1 to maintain a two-point lead at the top of the Lebanese Premier League.

Forward Rodney Michael gave Safa a dream start, striking the opener in the second minute with Boban Djordjevic doubling their joy in the 15th minute.

Hussein Dakik narrowed the deficit in the 41st minute but Safa held on for the win as they moved up to 35 points, two ahead of Al Ansar.

Al Ansar kept pace with a 3-0 win against Tadamon.

BFF Academy U-19 overcame Transport United FC 3-1 in the Bhutan Premier League to record their first win after starting their season with two draws.

The win moves the young side from seventh to fourth place while United, who suffered their first defeat in three matches, remain in third.

Muras United beat Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 2-1 to top the Kyrgyz Republic Premier League, two points clear of previous leaders Alay Osh, who lost 2-1 to fifth-placed Dordoi Bishkek.

 

United, on 29 points, are aiming to win their first title. The club, founded in 2023 and who joined the league the same year, finished third last season.

Third-placed FC Bars Issyk-Kul are on 26 points after defeating Alga Bishkek 2-1.

 

Defending champions FC Abdysh-Ata slipped one rung to fourth and saw their title hopes take a blow after a goalless stalemate with Kyrgyzaltyn.  

 

Other matches saw Talant FC defeat FC Ozgon by a solitary goal and bottom club Bishkek City fall by a similar scoreline to Asiagoal Bishkek, who with eight points, are one clear of City.

Serbian Dragan Ceran converted a 77th minute penalty as FC Nasaf overcame Navbahor Namangan 1-0 to continue their unbeaten run in the Uzbekistan Super League. The defending champions top the table with 28 points from 12 matches.

 

Dinamo Samarkand, who are also unbeaten, beat Khorezm Urgench 2-1 to move to second place, three points behind the leaders with a match in hand.

FC AGMK dropped one rung to third after a goalless result against bottom club FC Shurtan, who have only managed one win in 12 games.

 

FC Mash'al breezed to a 4-0 win over Kokand 1912 while four other matches ended in stalemates - Bunyodkor- Pakhtakor (1-1), Buxoro FC-Andijan (1-1), FC Surkhon-Neftchi Fargona (0-0) and Qizilqum Zarafshon-FC Sogdiana (0-0).

CSKA Dushanbe climbed to the top of the Tajik League with a 2-1 win over Hosilot Farxor to extend their unbeaten run to six matches.

Vakhsh Bokhtar, the only team yet to lose in the league, drew 1-1 with Eskhata Khujand to drop to second on goal difference with 24 points after 12 matches. 

 

In other matches, Ravshan beat Kulob Istaravshan 3-1 and Pandzhsher Dzhaloliddin and FC Hulbuk drew 1-1. The Regar Tadaz Tursunzade and Barkchi Hisor tie ended goalless.

FC Arkadag remain on course to claim the Yokary Liga for a third successive season after beating FC Ashgabat 2-0.

 

The champions have won all 11 of their matches, scoring 38 goals and conceding only four. Founded in 2023, they won their first title the same year by winning all 24 matches and the second the following year by winning all 30.

Arkadag, who won the Turkmenistan Cup alongside their two league titles, are also in the quarter-finals this year, defeating Nebitchi Balkanabat 6-0 in the first leg. The club nabbed the AFC Challenge League™ 2024/25 on May 10 after defeating Cambodia’s Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC 2-1.

 

FC Ahal, who have played two extra matches, stayed second with a 3-1 win over FC Merw

 

Sagadam are third with a 2-1 defeat of Altyn Asyr, who dropped to fourth.