Jim Magilton secured his first win as Melbourne Victory coach with a 2-1 defeat of Central Coast Mariners, who suffered successive losses for the first time in more than two years.
Thailand are surprise contenders to reach the fourth and final stage of Asian qualifying for Brazil 2014 and their German coach Winfried Schafer tells FIFA.com that the War Elephants must rise to the occasion.
Perth Glory have moved a step closer to guaranteeing their first Hyundai A-League home final and inflicted more misery on Gold Coast United with a 4-0 win at nib Stadium.
FIFA.com’s round-up of club action across Asia and Oceania reflects on rare losses for the frontrunners in Australia, Qatar, Jordan and India, while a host of elite goalscorers came to the fore.
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Crucial late goals were the order of the day in Asian qualifying for London 2012 with Korea Republic securing a draw but fellow frontrunners Japan were stunned by a last-gasp winner, while Uzbekistan are on the cusp of qualification.
Sydney FC were on the wrong end of a five-goal haul as Newcastle Jets left the SFS with a 5-2 victory, with Nikolai Topor-Stanley opening the scoring and Jeremy Brockie both claiming a brace.
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