Soccer-The week in Asian football

Finn Surman secured the points for Wellington five minutes into injury time for the home side with two games remaining in the regular season. SHENHUA'S PERFECT CSL START ENDS WITH DRAW AGAINST BEIJING Chinese Super League leaders Shanghai Shenhua dropped their first points of the season when they were held 1-1 by Beijing Guoan on Saturday. Beijing's Zhang Yuning opened the scoring in the fifth minute before Andre Luis equalised 20 minutes later as Shenhua's run of five straight wins came to an end.

Talking points from the week in Asian football:

CENTRAL COAST STAY TOP IN AUSTRALIA WITH WESTERN WIN Second-half goals from Max Balard and Christian Theoharous kept Central Coast Mariners in top spot in the A-League with a 2-0 win over Western United on Saturday.

Central Coast continue to lead Wellington Phoenix due to their greater number of wins. The New Zealand-based club kept pace at the summit with a 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory. Finn Surman secured the points for Wellington five minutes into injury time for the home side with two games remaining in the regular season.

SHENHUA'S PERFECT CSL START ENDS WITH DRAW AGAINST BEIJING Chinese Super League leaders Shanghai Shenhua dropped their first points of the season when they were held 1-1 by Beijing Guoan on Saturday.

Beijing's Zhang Yuning opened the scoring in the fifth minute before Andre Luis equalised 20 minutes later as Shenhua's run of five straight wins came to an end. Shenhua lead the standings by one point from Chengdu Rongcheng, who netted deep into stoppage time to record a 2-1 win over Changchun Yatai on Sunday.

CEARA HEADER DOWNS KAWASAKI AS CEREZO OSAKA CLIMB INTO FIRST Leo Ceara's close range header earned Cerezo Osaka a 1-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale that took them to the top in Japan on Saturday.

The result moved Cerezo onto 18 points, two clear of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who were held 1-1 by Avispa Fukuoka. Machida Zelvia, who led the standings at the start of the round, dropped to third after a 2-1 defeat by defending champions Vissel Kobe.

POHANG RETAIN TOP SPOT AS LATE GOALS DOWN FC SEOUL South Korean leaders Pohang Steelers staged a late fightback to hand former coach Kim Gi-dong and his FC Seoul side a 4-2 defeat at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday.

Kim, who led Pohang to second place last season, saw his new side slip to defeat as goals from Lee Ho-jae, Park Chan-yong and Jeong Jae-hee in the final quarter of the game earned the points for the visitors. Pohang lead the standings by one point from Gimcheon Sangmu, who beat Jeju United 2-0, while defending champions Ulsan HD are third following a 4-0 victory against Gangwon FC.

AL-HILAL CRUSH AL-ITTIHAD TO LIFT SAUDI SUPER CUP Brazilian forward Malcom scored twice to help Al-Hilal ease to a 4-1 victory over Al-Ittihad and claim the Saudi Super Cup title in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

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