Wu Lei scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to power reigning champions Shanghai Port to a comeback win against Shandong Taishan in China PR on Sunday as unbeaten Shanghai Shenhua continued to lead the standings despite a 1-1 draw with Beijing FC on Saturday.
Cerezo Osaka emerged as the new frontrunners in Japan after posting a narrow 1-0 victory against Kawasaki Frontale while matches also took place in Hong Kong, Mongolia, Macau and Chinese Taipei, so join the-AFC.com as we bring you up to speed with the action from across East Asia.
Korea Republic: Joo brace in Ulsan win
After three matches without a win, Ulsan Hyundai continued to build momentum in their K League 1 title defence by overcoming Gangwon FC 4-0 at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium on Saturday. Joo Min-kyu bagged a brace while Lee Dong-gyeong and Um Won-sang were also on target for Hong Myung-bo’s side, who will next be in action against Yokohama F. Marinos in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League on Wednesday. .....