Shanghai Shenhua held onto first place in the Chinese Super League after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Zhejiang Professional.

Joao Teixeira opened the scoring in the 21st minute, before Yu Hanchao added the second in the 77th and Chan Shinichi secured the win deep into stoppage time.

Zhejiang had briefly threatened a comeback, with Yudong Wang scoring in the 69th and Tong Lei striking two minutes later, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Shenhua from extending their lead at the top to 14 points, while Zhejiang remained eighth on eighth points.

Shandong Taishan surged into second place with a clinical 4-0 win over Shenzhen Xinpengcheng.

 

Valeri Qazaishvili broke the deadlock in the fourth minute, Yuanyi Li added another two minutes later, before Zeca and Cryzan sealed the three points with goals in the 22nd and 30th minutes.

 

The result lifted Shandong from fourth to second on 13 points, while Shenzhen dropped to fifteenth, stuck on three points.

 

In other matches, Chengdu Rongcheng defeated Qingdao Hainiu 1-0, while Tianjin Jinmen Tiger were held 1-1 by Dalian Yingbo.

Daejeon maintained their place at the summit of the K League 1 after a 2-2 draw with FC Seoul.

Vladislavs Gutkovskis scored from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute and again just before the break, but Moon Seon-min hit back in the 58th before Jesse Lingard levelled for Seoul in the 67th. Daejeon finished the weekend with 17 points, while Seoul climbed to 13.

 

Suwon pulled off a dramatic 3-2 win away at Gimcheon Sangmu. Pablo Sabbag gave Suwon the lead in the 38th minute, only for Lee Dong-gyeong to equalise in the 45th and Lee Dong-jun to put Gimcheon ahead in the 68th.

 

Yoon Bit-garam levelled in the 77th, and Lee Hyeon-yong snatched the winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time.

Defending champions Ulsan HD edged Daegu 1-0 thanks to a 67th-minute goal from Kang Sang-woo. The win moved Ulsan to third with 14 points, while Daegu slipped to 11th on seven points.

 

In other matches, Gangwon defeated Gwangju FC 1-0, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC drew 1-1 with Jeju SK and Pohang Steelers came from behind to beat Anyang 2-1.

Avispa Fukuoka earned a crucial 2-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos, with goals from Kazuki Fujimoto (37th) and Tomoya Miki (81st) securing all three points.

Yokohama had taken the lead through Daiya Tono's 11th minute strike but Avispa fought back to move to first place with 19 points, while Yokohama dropped to 18th with eight points.

 

Kyoto Sanga also made their mark with a 2-0 win over Shonan Bellmare.

 

Sota Kawasaki was the hero for Kyoto, scoring in the 40th and 63rd minutes. The result propelled Kyoto from seventh to second in the standings with 18 points, while Shonan Bellmare remained in ninth with 14 points.

Defending champions Vissel Kobe narrowly defeated Verdy 1-0, thanks to a goal from Koya Yuruki in the 51st minute. Verdy were reduced to 10 men after Yuto Tsunashima's second yellow card in the 86th minute.

 

Kawasaki Frontale were held 1-1 by Shimizu S-Pulse, Okayama secured a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol played out a 1-1 draw against FC Tokyo.

Tai Po extended their lead at the top of the Hong Kong Premier League with a thrilling 3-3 draw with Eastern.

 

Lucas Silva scored in the second and sixth minutes, and Igor Sartori added a third for Tai Po in the 55th minute.

Eastern fought back with goals from Callum Hall (31st), Hei Wai Ma (60th) and Noah Baffoe (84th), but Tai Po held on to move to 45 points, just ahead of Eastern, who have four behind.

 

Lee Man secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Kitchee. Everton Camargo opened the scoring in the third minute, followed by Dudu in the 31st minute, Henri Anier in the 58th and Mitchel Paulissen in the 60th.

 

The result saw Lee Man Warriors move to third with 41 points, while Kitchee remained in fourth with 35 points.

 

Southern District and Hong Kong Rangers played to a 2-2 draw, while North District defeated Hong Kong FC 3-1.

Falcons defeated Khovd 5-0 in a dominant display, with Otgonbaatar Enkh-Orgil (12th), Batkhishig Myagmar (56th, 74th), Tuguldur Munkh-Erdene (90+2'), and Dan Musatkin (90+4') all finding the back of the net.

Falcons moved to the top of the Mongolian league with 30 points, while Khovd remained in eighth with 11 points.

 

Deren and Tuv Azarganuud played out a 1-1 draw, with Uuganbat Bat-Erdene (19th) scoring for Deren and Tuva Tuvshinbayar (16th) equalising for Tuv Azarganuud. The draw left Deren in second place with 30 points, while Tuv Azarganuud remained in tenth with four points.

 

FC Ulaanbaatar defeated Khaan Khuns-Erchim 2-1, Khoromkhon triumphed 3-1 over Khangarid and Brera Ilch and Hunters played to a 1-1 draw.