Asian Football Thursday Round-up
A round-up of Thursday's action from selected leagues around Asia.
UAE Pro League
A brace from Asamoah Gyan helped Al Ain secure a 2-1 victory at Al-Wasl and pull nine points clear at the top of the Pro League.
Achille Emana had given the hosts the lead within three minutes but former Sunderland striker Gyan turned the game around with goals in the 66th and 79th minutes.
Al Jazira missed the chance to take second place back from Baniyas, who play tomorrow, after struggling to a 3-3 draw with Dibba Al Fujairah at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium.
Khali Al Ali saw his 10th-minute opener cancelled out within two minutes as Al-Jazira's Ricardo Oliveira found the back of the net, only for Dibba to edge ahead again through Ahmed Malullah with 25 minutes on the clock.
Matias Delgado levelled seven minutes before the break only for Al Ali to complete his brace in the 64th minute, but Abdulla Mousa was on hand to rescue a point four minutes later.
Elsewhere, Al-Dhafra climbed to eighth in the table as goals from Bandar Mohammed and Ali Al Hammadi settled a 2-0 win at Al-Shabab.
Saudi Arabian Premier League
Al-Fateh moved 10 points clear at the top of the Saudi Arabian Premier League after a 1-0 win over Al-Faysali.
Hamdan Al-Hamdan scored the only goal after 13 minutes to lift the league leaders to their 17th win in 22 games this season.
The match between Al-Nasr and Al Shabab ended goalless.