The competition pauses with only a handful of regular season matches remaining for each club, after Australian states introduced unprecedented border restrictions within the country, making it impossible for the remaining matches to be completed as scheduled.

The FFA’s intention is for the A-League – one of few Asian leagues to have continued in recent weeks – to resume as soon as practically possible, with the situation to be reassessed on April 22.

While goals from Adam Le Fondre and Kwame Yeboah saw the points shared in the third Sydney Derby of the season, the 1-1 scoreline was overshadowed by the empty stands at Western Sydney Stadium.

The remainder of the A-League's 2019-2020 season is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nowhere was the difference starker than the usually packed-out city clash.

Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC played out a 1-1 draw in Australia’s A-League on Saturday, meanwhile, as Melbourne City narrowed the gap at the top with a win over Central Coast Mariners.

And in what was a scaled down few days of action across ASEAN and East Asia, Tampines Rovers continue to look strong in Singapore.

An early goal from Player of the Match Steph Catley proved decisive, as Rado Vidosic’s side continued their stranglehold on the competition at a closed Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

City’s win – their 13th in a row – added the W-League Championship to the Premiership they won earlier in the campaign, making them the first side to complete the double since 2009 and the first ever to win four Championships.

In Turkmenistan, FC Kopetdag are the surprise early league leaders, with the key dates for the Tajikistan season’s official kick-off announced, while FC Istaravshan were crowned Tajikistan Football League Cup winners.

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The Melbourne-born midfielder had the privilege of running out in all three of the Green and Gold’s matches at the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, as a substitute, and they are memories he cherishes.

Core training, improvised backyard circuits and the increasingly popular #StayAtHome juggling challenge are making sure the stars of the show will be ready to shine once more when football makes its eagerly awaited return.

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