Elsewhere, it was a tough day at the office for the Thai stars in Japan, while the Cambodian and Laotian leagues contine to fly the flag for Southeast Asian domestic football.

So join the-AFC.com as we review the best of the ASEAN action from the weekend.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition , the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with today's ties seeing Malaysia's Indra Putra Mahayuddin going up against Hussain Fadhel of Kuwait, while Kyrgyz Republic's Vitalij Lux vies with Yousef Al Rawashdeh of Jordan.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition ahead of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with Syria's Omar Khrbin facing Sunil Chhetri of India, while Turkmenistan's Arslanmyrat Amanow goes up against Almoez Ali of Qatar.

As we build up to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with another four fantastic goals as Younes Mahmoud of Iraq goes head to head against Japan's Tadanari Lee, while Indonesia's Widodo Putra meets Nawaf Al Temyat of Saudi Arabia.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.

From Omar Abdulrahman to Xavi, the Continental competition has been graced by numerous creative maestros and unsurprisingly a number of them feature in our selection of great assists as their touches of genius have enabled those around them to take the goalscoring glory. After reviewing the five, don't forget to vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

Also check out our previous editions: acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips, free-kicks, curlers, saves, team goals and flicks, tricks and backheels.

The 25-year-old, indeed, hasn't missed a single match since joining Bunyodkor in 2018, managing 77 goals from 68 appearances in all competitions. Notably, Karachik finished as the leading markswoman in last season’s Uzbekistan league with a record 42 goals.