In Korea, there were goals-a-plenty in a high-scoring weekend that saw a shock, while in Japan postponements allowed the chasing pack to close in on frontrunners Yokohama F. Marinos.
There were also fixtures in Chinese Taipei so join the-AFC.com as we review the matches from across East Asia.
China PR: Wuhan’s big night
A historical first CSL match on home soil at Wuhan Sports Centre was marked in fine style for the team at the top of the league as Wuhan Three Towns’ striker Marcao netted four goals in a little over an hour in Friday’s 5-1 victory that sees them now 12 games unbeaten.
That the identity of their opponents was perennial heavyweights Beijing FC only added to the significance of the result for the Hubei side, who were only promoted from China League One last year and are enjoying maiden top-flight campaign to remember. .....