Western United put a dent in Auckland FC’s title charge after the Melbourne-based club handed the New Zealand side their first defeat of their inaugural A-League season.

John Aloisi’s Western were head and shoulders the better side in the game, taking a 3-0 lead at half-time through efforts from Riku Danzaki, Noah Botic and Hiroshi Ibusuki before a fourth arrived in the 87th minute from Matthew Grimaldi.

The win took Western up to fifth in the standings, seven points behind Auckland who saw their lead cut down to just one point following Adelaide United’s 3-3 draw with Sydney FC.

Elsewhere saw honours shared in the Melbourne derby between Victory and City in a 1-1 stalemate, Perth Glory defeated Brisbane Roar 1-0 while Western Sydney Wanderers picked up a 4-1 win over Wellington Phoenix.

Persib Bandung stayed hot on the heels of Persebaya Surabaya after both achieved victories to remain separated by two points at the top of the standings as Liga 1 nears the halfway stage.

Reigning champions Persib knew they could ill afford to drop points on Sunday in their meeting with Persita as they pulled off a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Beckham Putra, David da Silva and Tyronne.

Earlier on Friday, a first half brace from Francisco Rivera sent Persebaya on the way to another three points in a 2-1 success against Borneo FC.

It was also a good week for Persija Jakarta and PSM Makassar who beat PSS Sleman (3-1) and Barito Putera (3-2) respectively to edge ahead of Borneo into the third and fourth spots.

Buriram United were made to sweat before a Guilherme Bissoli strike midway through the second half earned them a fourth consecutive Thai League 1 win in a 1-0 victory against Muangthong United.

The win moved Buriram up to 36 points, maintaining their six-point gap on Bangkok United who were 3-2 winners against Nongbua Pitchaya.

In FA Cup action played in midweek, Buriram advanced to the third round after a comfortable 5-0 success against Mahasarakham SBT with Bissoli hitting a hat-trick.

Johor Darul Ta’zim stayed on course to retain their Malaysia Cup title after they sealed a place in the semi-finals following a 4-0 win against Kuala Lumpur City in their quarter-final second leg to advance 6-1 on aggregate.

Their opponents in the last four will be Terengganu FC who beat Negeri Sembilan FC 6-2 on aggregate while Sri Pahang FC - who won 4-3 on aggregate against Perak FC - will await the winners between Kuching City FC and Sabah FC.

In the Super League, JDT kept their 11-point lead over Selangor in a week that saw both earning maximum points. JDT won 3-1 against Sri Pahang while Selangor were 2-1 victors against Perak.

Tai Po climbed to the top of the table after they produced an exciting attacking performance to beat HK Rangers 5-2 thanks to a hat-trick from forward Lucas Silva.

The result meant Tai Po moved three points clear of Eastern on 23 points, having played a game more than their rivals.

In the only other match played this past week, Hong Kong FC edged 10 men Southern FC 1-0 with Jesus Salazar netting the winner right on the stroke of half-time.