One of the games of the tournament so far witnessed some excellent attacking play as honours ended even and the fate of the sides remained in the balance.

Kim Shin-wook scored the only goal of a demanding game as Jeonbuk collected all three points to guarantee themselves top spot in Group G with one round of matches remaining in the group phase.

And the fact the K League leaders were able to come out of the game unscathed encouraged the Portuguese coach, despite seeing his side miss a number of chances to put the result beyond doubt.

Urawa, winners in 2007 and 2017, picked up all three points to move level on seven points with Beijing FC in Group G, with the two teams due to face off at Saitama Stadium 2002 in a winner-takes-all Matchday Six showdown.

Shinzo Koroki and Yuki Muto scored either side of Pedro Junior’s equaliser for Buriram United and Urawa will now battle Beijing for second place in the standings after Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors sealed top spot in the group.

Having gone three games without a goal in the 2019 AFC Champions League, powerful forward Hulk roared back into form at the perfect moment for Shanghai SIPG with a fine brace to keep their destiny in their hands going into the final Group H tie on May 21.

Defeat to hosts Kawasaki would have seen the Chinese club needing to rely not only on three points from the Matchday Six tie away at group winners Ulsan Hyundai, but also results to go their way in the match between Sydney FC and Kawasaki in Australia.

It was Kim who rolled the deflected pass into Diskerud’s path that allowed the striker to nonchalantly knock his effort past Andrew Redmayne to earn all three points from a tight encounter with the A-League side.

And while Diskerud earned the plaudits, he was left in doubt by his teammate was due some of the credit for his goal.

The three points earned from Ulsan’s third win of the group phase mean Kim Do-hoon’s side cannot finish outside the top two places and they will advance to the Round of 16, while Sydney FC crash out.

Diskerud’s goal came 14 minutes into an even second half when the United States international’s quick thinking allowed him to score after the ball had been deflected into his path in the penalty area, and his improvised finish gave Andrew Redmayne no chance in the Sydney goal.

Hulk struck either side of half-time to deny the Japanese the win with Leandro Damiao and Shogo Taniguchi scoring for Kawasaki, who remained stuck in third place in Group H behind leaders Ulsan Hyundai and Shanghai.