Talking factors from the week in Asian soccer:

AL-HILAL FIGHT BACK TO KEEP SAUDI TITLE CHARGE ON TRACK Al-Hilal continued their march to the Saudi Pro League title with a 3-1 victory over defending champions Al-Ittihad on Saturday as Jorge Jesus’ facet got here again from a aim down to choose up their twentieth win of the marketing campaign.

N’golo Kante gave Al-Ittihad a twelfth minute lead however targets from Saleh Al-Shehri, Malcom and Saud Abdulhamid earned Al-Hilal a win that takes them 9 factors clear after their nearest rivals Al-Nassr had been held to a 4-4 draw by Al-Hazm. LINGARD FAILS TO STOP FC SEOUL SLIPPING TO OPENING DAY LOSS

Jesse Lingard’s late introduction from the bench for his Okay League debut couldn’t stop FC Seoul from dropping their season opener 2-0 to Gwangju FC on Saturday. The former England midfielder, who joined the membership on a free switch in February, was launched within the 77th minute with Seoul trailing to Lee Hui-gyun’s aim. Gabriel Tigrao sealed the factors for Gwangju along with his facet’s second within the 97th minute. Defending champions Ulsan HD kicked off their marketing campaign with a 1-0 win over Pohang Steelers whereas nine-times champions Jeonbuk Motors drew 1-1 with Daejon Citizen.

KINOSHITA’S LATE WINNER DOWNS CHAMPIONS VISSEL KOBE IN JAPAN Kosuke Kinoshita scored seven minutes from time as Kashiwa Reysol beat defending champions Vissel Kobe 1-0 on Saturday.

Kashima Antlers had been held 1-1 by Cerezo Osaka however stay prime as considered one of six groups on 4 factors after two video games. Last season’s runners-up Yokohama F Marinos misplaced 1-0 to Avispa Fukuoka.

OLD DOUBLE MAINTAINS WELLINGTON’S LEAD IN A-LEAGUE Benjamin Old scored twice as Wellington Phoenix notched a 3-2 victory over Adelaide United on Sunday to take care of their three-point lead over Central Coast Mariners within the A-League.

Old scored both facet of an Oskar van Hattum aim as Wellington moved onto 40 factors from 20 video games, with Central Coast defeating Newcastle Jets 1-0 on Saturday. Macarthur FC gained 2-0 towards Melbourne City on Friday to maneuver forward of Melbourne Victory, who misplaced 3-2 towards Brisbane Roar.

AUSTRALIA, JAPAN CLAIM ASIAN BERTHS AT OLYMPIC GAMES The Australian girls’s workforce handed Uzbekistan a 10-0 thrashing in Melbourne in entrance of a sold-out crowd at Docklands Stadium on Wednesday to finish a 13-0 mixture win and declare considered one of Asia’s two berths on the Olympic Games in Paris.

Tony Gustavsson’s facet can be joined by Japan after they squeezed previous North Korea, registering a 2-1 win at National Stadium in Tokyo after a scoreless first leg.

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