Steven Bergwijn netted a brace as Al Ittihad came from behind to defeat Al Hilal SFC 4-1, with victory taking them seven points clear in the race for the Saudi Pro League title.

 

Marcos Leonardo gave Al Hilal the lead in the 23rd minute but Al Ittihad, backed by their fans, roared back to equalise through Hassan Kadesh six minutes later.

Bergwijn then scored either side of the break with a Karim Benzema stunner sealing the points for Al Ittihad as they moved up to 55 points with 13 matches remaining.

 

Al Qadisiyah moved within a point of Al Hilal after a 2-0 win over Al Akhdoud while Al Nassr Club's hopes suffered a setback following a 3-2 defeat to Al Ettifaq, with new signing Jhon Duran sent off in the 90th minute.

Al Sadd SC defeated Al Duhail SC 2-0 to move within a point of their beaten opponents in the Qatar Stars League.

 

A tight match turned on its head after Al Duhail were reduced to 10 men following Ibrahim Bamba's red card in the 52nd minute.

Al Sadd capitalised on their numerical advantage with strikes from Moustafa Tarek Mashal (70th) and Rafa Mujica (90+5) as the defending champions moved up to second on 34 points.

 

Al Gharafa SC are also very much in the race, their 4-2 win against Qatar SC keeping them level on points with Al Sadd with just six matches remaining.

Guilherme Bala and Sardar Azmoun scored as Shabab Al Ahli defeated Al Urooba on Sunday to strengthen their grip on the UAE Pro League title race.

 

Bala netted in the 54th minute while Azmoun converted from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute as Shabab Al Ahli moved seven points clear of Sharjah.

Sharjah's title hopes suffered a blow following their 1-0 defeat to Al Bataeh, who secured the points through Anatole Abang's 43rd minute strike.

 

Sharjah remained on 37 points while Al Ain FC, who lost 1-0 to defending champions Al Wasl, are third on 29 points.

Al Khalidiya defeated Sitra 2-0 on Sunday to move within two points of Bahraini Premier League pacesetters Muharraq.

The win took defending champions Al Khalidiya to 24 points and they have a match in hand.

 

In the only other match played over the weekend, Al Riffa moved into fourth place on 17 points after a 2-0 defeat of Bahrain.

Gustavo Henrique's 77th minute goal secured Zakho a 2-1 win over Al Talaba as they opened a two-point lead at the top of the Iraq Stars League.

 

Amjad Attwan had opened the scoring for the pacesetters in the 35th minute with Austin Amutu equalising two minutes after the break.

The victory took Zakho to 42 points, with Al Zawraa keeping pace following a 1-0 defeat of Karbalaa, with Ibrahim Gbadamosi scoring in the 51st minute.

Defending champions Al Shorta, whose match against Duhok was postponed, are third on 38 points, one clear of Air Force Club who defeated Al Hedood 2-0.

Al Hussein moved eight points clear at the top of the Jordanian Pro League after a 5-1 defeat of Al Sareeh on Sunday.

The win took the defending champions to 34 points from 12 matches although second placed Al Wehdat, who meet Ma'an on Monday, have a game in hand.

Kuwait SC overcame going down to 10 men to defeat Al Salmiya 3-1 as they maintained a two-point lead in the Kuwait Premier League.

 

Taha Yassine Khennisi (30th) and Yousef Nasser (45+4) gave Kuwait SC a commanding lead going into the break with Abd Al Mohsen narrowing the deficit in the 54th minute.

Kuwait SC were reduced to 10 men in the following Amine Aboulfath's red card in the 73rd minute but Mohamed Marhoon netted in the 85th minute to ease their nerves.

 

Al Arabi stayed two points behind on 41, with Anayo Iwuala's strike in the 68th minute securing them a 1-0 win against Yarmouk.

 

Al Qadisiya are a distant third on 29 points, with Al Salmiya a further two adrift.

Al Ansar are the only team still with a perfect record after defeating Nejmeh 2-1 to extend their winning streak to six matches.

The win saw them opening a two-point lead after Safa and Al Ahed, who had also won their opening five matches, played to a goalless draw.

 

Sagesse are fourth on 11 points after a 0-0 stalemate with Tadamon Sour.

Al Nahda moved within two points of leaders Al Seeb after a 3-0 win over Bahla on Thursday.

Victory moved Al Nahda to 35 points but Al Seeb - who meet Al Khaburah on Tuesday - have a match in hand.

 

Oman Club, who were also not in action, are third with 28 points.