ASEAN & East Asia Wrap: Melbourne City, Adelaide lead; Bangkok stun Buriram

In Thailand, Bangkok United inflicted leaders Buriram United their first defeat of the season with a last gasp goal while Johor Darul Taz'zim edged closer to an 11th consecutive title in Malaysia.

There were also matches in Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam and Hong Kong, so join the-AFC.com as we review the past week's domestic action across ASEAN and East Asia.

While there is still everything to play for in Group A after both Matchday One ties ended in stalemates, Australia and the Philippines set the early pace in Group C with impressive wins.

There is, however, still much to do for both in the five-team group if they are to advance to the Finals. The-AFC.com previews Matchday Two of the Qualifiers.

The Dutchman replaces Korea Republic's Shin Tae-yong as head coach of the Southeast Asian team.

The 27-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Jose Gomes-coached outfit, ending a three-year spell in China PR that yielded back-to-back Chinese Super League titles in 2023 and 2024 as well as a Chinese FA Cup winners medal last season.

Ikeda has been tasked with the responsibility of taking Thailand to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027, with the Southeast Asian nation having missed out on the 2023 edition co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

The Al Ahli Saudi midfielder received 90 percent of the votes to advance to the semi-finals.

Check out the five Matchday Two - East goals once again and view the polling result at the bottom of the article.

Voting for the Matchday Three (East) best goals begins on Monday.

There was an abundance of stunning goals and we invite you - the fans - to pick your favourite with the winning effort to advance to the semi-finals.

After an exciting group stage which had it all, Wednesday's knockout stage draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur identified the path for the teams who are aiming to be the inaugural champions to plot their charge.