Kuala Lumpur: Sai van Wermeskerken made a memorable first start for Kawasaki Frontale as his second-half goal helped Toru Oniki’s side edge J1 League champions Vissel Kobe 1-0 and lift the Japanese Super Cup in front of more than 52,000 fans at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Saturday.

Bangkok United’s stint as leaders in Thailand, which began last November, ended on Sunday as defending champions Buriram United rose to the top for the first time this season and took a one-point lead following a 4-3 victory against Trat FC.

Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory played out a goalless draw in the Melbourne derby in Australia on Saturday while matches also took place in Vietnam, Hong Kong and Cambodia, so join the-AFC.com as we review the week’s action from ASEAN and East Asia.


Japan: Kawasaki edge Vissel for title

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Dutch-born right-back Sai van Wermeskerken, signed from NEC Nijmegen, netted the all-important goal on his first Kawasaki Frontale start as they overcame 2023 J1 League champions Vissel Kobe 1-0 to emerge victorious in the Japanese Super Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday. .....

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