Strikes from Joao Carlos Texeira and Andre Luis saw Shanghai Shenhua ease to a 2-0 win over Wuhan Three Towns as they remained firmly in control of the Chinese Super League.

 

Texeira opened the scoring in the 21st minute with Andre Luis adding the second four minutes into the restart as Shenhua moved up to 20 points.

Defending champions Shanghai Port dropped to fourth place after a 3-1 home defeat to Chengdu Rongcheng on Sunday.

 

Romulo opened the scoring for Chengdu in the ninth minute, with Wei Shihao (21st) and Timo Letschert (74th) extending the lead for the visitors. Gustavo netted the only goal for Shanghai Port in the 31st minute.

 

Shandong Taishan remained on 16 points after suffering a 6-1 defeat to Beijing FC, with Fabio Abreu leading the way with goals in the 15th and 52nd minutes.

Beijing's other scorers were Goncalo Rodrigues (45+4), Serginho (47th), Zhang Yuning (70th) and Zhang Xizhe (90+1). Their win, however, was marred by Cao Yongjing's 59th minute red card with Beijing moving up to 13 points.

 

Other matches saw Changchun Yatai and Yunnan Yukun play out a goalless draw while Henan secured a 3-1 victory over Qingdao Hainiu.

Qingdao Youth Island overcame Dalian Zhixing 2-0, Meizhou Hakka eased past Peng City with a 3-0 win and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger defeated Zhejiang 2-0.

The J1 League's exciting season continued with Kyoto Sanga assuming the top spot following a 2-1 win against Niigata on Saturday.

 

Kyoto, who suffered a 2-1 defeat to Urawa Red Diamonds in midweek, roared back after going down to Ken Yamura's 19th minute opener from the penalty spot.

Rafael Lias (72nd) and Masaya Okugawa (86th) scored as Kyoto moved up to 21 points, one ahead of Kashiwa Reysol.

 

Yuki Kakta scored in the 48th minute as Reysol edged Shonan Bellmare 1-0 while Kashima Antlers lead three teams who are on 19 points.

 

Aleksandar Cavric (50th) and Talles (73rd) netted for Kashima after Ryunosuke Sato had given Okayama a 43rd minute lead.

Urawa followed up Wednesday's win against Kyoto with a 3-1 defeat of Yokohama F. Marinos on Sunday, with the victory lifting them to 19 points as well.

 

Avispa Fukuoka relinquished their hold on the top spot after a 3-1 defeat to Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday, with the result leaving them on 19 points as they dropped to fifth.

Daejeon Hana opened a four-point lead in Korea Republic following a 2-0 defeat of Gimcheon Sangmu on Saturday.

 

Kim Jun-beom opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with Joo Min-kyu doubling the advantage from the penalty spot in the 55th minute as Daejeon moved up to 20 points. Gimcheon remained on 14 points to occupy fourth spot in the standings.

Gwangju FC are four points adrift following a 2-1 defeat of FC Seoul, with goals from Isnairo Silva-Morais (43rd) and Park Tae-jun (64th). Jesse Lingard scored Seoul's consolation in the 79th minute.

 

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC are third on 15 points following a 3-1 win against Daegu FC, with Jeon Se-jin (5th, 39th) and Andrea Compagno (18th) their scorers. Jeong Jae-sang scored for Daegu in the 81st minute.

Defending champions Ulsan HD suffered their fourth defeat of the season following a 2-1 reversal against Gangwon.

 

The loss left Ulsan on 14 points after nine matches. 

Deren moved to the top of the Mongolian Premier League after collecting four points the past week.

 

A 2-0 defeat of Khoromkhon was followed by a goalless stalemate with Khangarid on Sunday as they moved up to 34 points, one ahead of Falcons.

 

Falcons are, however, very much in the hunt following a 7-0 defeat of Tuv Azarganuud. They also have a match in hand.

 

Khangarid are third on 29 points, one ahead of FC Ulaanbaatar, who lost 3-0 to Tuv Azarganuud on Saturday.