Soccer-The week in Asian football

Talking points from the week in Asian football:

NEWCASTLE SEAL ​FIRST A-LEAGUE TITLE AFTER DRAW WITH VICTORY Newcastle Jets ​won their first A-League Premiership after a ‌2-2 draw ​with Melbourne Victory and Auckland FC's 1-0 loss to Central Coast Mariners gave them an unassailable four-point lead with one round of matches remaining.

Eli Adams scored in ‌the 89th minute in Melbourne on Friday to salvage a point and leave Newcastle on the cusp of the title. Second-placed Auckland FC then lost 1-0 to Central Coast Mariners on Sunday to hand the title to Newcastle, who will represent Australia ‌in the Asian Champions League Elite next season.

COMAN'S WINNER INCREASES AL-NASSR'S ADVANTAGE TO EIGHT Kingsley Coman was on target in ‌the 31st minute as Al-Nassr extended their lead in the Saudi Pro League to eight points on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq.

Al-Nassr have played one match more than second-placed Al-Hilal, who were not in action due to their involvement in the Asian Champions League Elite. CHENGDU DOWN ⁠WUHAN ​TO MAINTAIN UNBEATEN START IN ⁠CHINA

Wellington Silva scored the only goal of the game as Chengdu Rongcheng remained top of the Chinese Super League with a 1-0 win over ⁠Wuhan Three Towns on Friday. Unbeaten Chengdu hold a two-point lead over second-placed Chongqing Tonglianglong, who picked up their fourth win of the ​season with a 2-0 defeat of Shenzhen Peng City.

Shanghai Port's poor start to the season continued with the ⁠defending champions drawing 1-1 with Shandong Taishan. SEOUL'S K LEAGUE LEAD CUT BY DAEJEON DEFEAT

FC Seoul saw their K League lead cut to three points following ⁠a ​1-0 loss to Daejeon Citizen as second-placed Ulsan HD thrashed Gwangju FC 5-1. Yu Kang-hyun scored the game's only goal as FC Seoul fell to their first loss of the season.

Brazilian striker Marcao scored twice, including one from the ⁠penalty spot, in Ulsan's comprehensive win over Gwangju. KASHIMA DOWN URAWA TO RETAIN CONTROL OF EASTERN CONFERENCE

Kashima Antlers maintained their ⁠six-point lead in the eastern ⁠conference of the J.League 100 Year Vision tournament with a 1-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds on Saturday. Gamba Osaka cut Vissel Kobe's advantage in the western conference to six points ‌with a shootout ‌win over Fagiano Okayama following a 2-2 draw.

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