Soccer-The week in Asian soccer

Sept 15 – Talking factors from the week in Asian soccer:

AL-ITTIHAD CONTINUE WINNING START IN SAUDI PRO LEAGUE

Saudi champions Al-Ittihad recorded a second consecutive win at the beginning of their title defence as Laurent Blanc’s aspect defeated Fateh 4-2 on Friday.

Steven Bergwijn scored twice for the Jeddah-based outfit, who’re one in all three golf equipment on six factors after the primary two matches alongside Al-Nassr and Al-Khaleej.

Sadio Mane and Inigo Martinez had been on course for Al-Nassr of their 2-0 win over Al-Kholood whereas Josh King, Dimitrios Kourbelis and Paolo Fernandez scored in Al-Khaleej’s 3-0 victory in opposition to Fayha.

KASHIMA CLOSE G ON LEADERS KYOTO IN JAN

Kashima Antlers pulled stage on factors with leaders Kyoto Sanga on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Shonan Bellmare after Kyoto had been held 1-1 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima a day earlier.

Second-half objectives from Cavric, Kimito Nono and Leo Ceara secured victory for Kashima, who moved onto 55 factors with 9 matches remaining of the marketing campaign.

Kyoto earned some extent when Rafael Elias scored two minutes from time to cancel out Sho Sasaki’s 63rd minute opener.

CHENGDU DOWN CHANGCHUN TO OPEN LEAD IN CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE

Chengdu Rongcheng opened up a two-point lead in China on Friday with a 1-0 win over Changchun Yatai, holding on for the win regardless of taking part in the final eight minutes with 10 males.

Wei Shihao put Chengdu in entrance within the fourth minute however a second yellow card for Wang Dongsheng left them shorthanded for the closing exchanges.

Defending champions Shanghai Port are second following a 4-2 win over Yunnan Yukun, whereas Shanghai Shenhua are third following their 3-3 draw with Shandong Taishan.

JEONBUK EXTEND LEAD IN SOUTH KOREA

Runaway leaders Jeonbuk Motors continued their march in the direction of the South Korean title on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Daejeon Citizen courtesy of a sixty fifth minute penalty from Andrea Compagno.

Gus Poyet’s aspect lead the standings by 20 factors from Gimcheon Sangmoo, who misplaced 2-1 to Daegu FC on Sunday.

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