Bojan Hodak’s Persib showed their title credentials after a 1-0 win against Borneo, leapfrogging their beaten opponents into second spot after Ciro Alves struck the winner in the 36th minute.

However, Persebaya Surabaya remained top of the standings following a 2-1 victory against Persija Jakarta as goals from Flavio Silva and Mohammed Rashid helped them overturn Gustavo’s opener for Persija.

After completion of Matchday 11, Persebaya on 24 points are one ahead of Persib with Borneo a further two behind.

A first half goal from Guillermo May helped Auckland FC retake the A-League Men’s 2024/25 top spot after last week’s leaders Melbourne Victory fell to a 1-0 defeat against Wellington Phoenix.

Auckland hold a two-point lead over Victory with Wellington in third, level on 10 points with Victory. 

Bottom-placed Brisbane Roar remained in trouble after a 3-2 defeat to Adelaide United, their fourth straight loss in the season.

In the Philippines National League, Manila Digger FC continued to lead the way after a hard-fought 1-0 win against nine-men Davao Aguilas - maintaining their lead over a trio of sides who are two points behind.

Kaya were impressive in a 9-1 cruise against Mendiola, Taguig FC picked up a 4-0 win over PFF Development Club while Dynamic Herb Cebu FC had to dig deep to edge Maharlika Manila FC 1-0.

Buriram moved within three points of Bangkok, taking advantage of the league leaders losing 2-1 to Muangthong with a 2-0 victory against Sukhothai.

Lucas Crispim and Guilherme Bissoli scored in Buriram’s win, with the defending champions still holding three games in hand over Bangkok, who were undone by Felicio Forbes’ winner for Muangthong in the 74th minute.

Only three other sides secured maximum points with Chiangrai United winning 2-0 against Nongbua Pitchaya, Ratchaburi FC defeating Khon Kaen United 2-0 while Nakhon Ratchasima won 1-0 against BG Pathum United.

With Vietnam not involved in the international window in November, V League 1 played a full set of midweek fixtures with the top three sides all achieving victories

League leaders Thanh Hoa FC were made to work hard before securing a 1-0 win against Da Nang FC with Luiz Antonio stroking home from the spot in the 70th minute as they remained a point ahead of Nam Dinh FC.

Nam Dinh had a more straightforward win, beating Becamex Binh Duong 4-1 thanks to a first half hat-trick from Rafaelson while Viettel FC also picked up a big victory, 5-0 against Song Lam Nghe An to remain four adrift of Nam Dinh.

After 14 matches played in the Myanmar National League, Shan United and Yangon United remain the only two teams yet to taste defeat after both achieved wins this past week.

Ye Yit Aung Il and Myat Kaung Khant gave Shan a 2-0 success against Yadanarbon while Wai Lin Aung’s late winner settled a five-goal thriller for Yangon as they edged Thitsar Arman FC. As it stands, Shan are on 40 points, six ahead of Yangon. 

Phnom Penh Crown FC extended their lead at the top of the standings to eight points after a week that saw them win 3-1 against National and rivals Visakha FC held to a 1-1 draw by Nagaworld FC.

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng - who are in third - won 6-0 against Dangkor Senchey to move to four points behind Visakha and have two games in hand.

With Lion City Sailors not in action, Tampines Rovers seized the chance to move back to the summit of the Singapore Premier League thanks to an emphatic 5-0 win over Tanjong Pagar United.

Faris Ramli got the ball rolling for Tampines in the 18th minute before further strikes from Seia Kunori, Glenn Kweh and Boris Kopitovic (2) saw them go three points ahead of Sailors.

The Malaysia Cup 2024/25 kicked off in style as Johor Darul Ta’zim, Perak FC and Sabah FC all gained a healthy first-leg advantage in the Round of 16.

JDT were 3-0 winners against KL Rovers with Perak achieving a similar result against Kelantan while Sabah were equally impressive in a 4-0 success against PT Athletic.

Elsewhere, Terengganu beat Melaka 4-1, PDRM edged Negeri Sembilan 2-1, Kedah Darul Aman won 3-2 against Kuala Lumpur City, Kuching City won 1-0 against Penang while Sri Pahang and Selangor played out a 1-1 stalemate.

Kasuka FC dropped points for the first time this season after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Indera SC with DPMM FC irresistible against Wijaya FC in a 7-0 victory.

The pair of results saw Kasuka still in first spot on 18 points but now only have a single point lead over DPMM, with the latter having a game in hand.