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Al-Hilal moved top of the Saudi Pro League after Aleksandar Mitrovic&s hat-trick helped them rally to a 4-3 win over reigning champions
Al-Ittihad in Jeddah on Friday.The former Fulham forward cancelled out Romarinho&s 16th minute opener but goals from Karim Benzema and
Abderrazak Hamedallah gave Al-Ittihad a two-goal lead at halftime.Mitrovic then struck twice in five minutes to level the scores at 3-3,
completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, before Salem Al Dawsari hit the winner with 19 minutes
remaining.Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli had been the only teams left with perfect records going into the weekend&s games but a 5-1 loss to Al-Fateh
saw Al-Ahli&s winning start also ended.Al-Hilal top the table with 13 points, level with Al-Taawon, who beat Al-Wehda 4-1.Vissel Kobe vs
Kyoto SangaVissel Kobe defeated Kyoto Sanga 2-1 on Sunday to return to top spot in Japan after Yokohama F Marinos lost 2-0 to Kashiwa
Reysol, second-half goals from Yuto Yamada and Matheus Savio condemning the defending champions to a second straight defeat.Taichi Hara gave
visitors Kyoto the lead in the sixth minute but Shuhei Kawasaki pounced on a defensive error 12 minutes later to level and Jean Patric hit
the winner for Kobe seven minutes into the second half.Kobe, who announced the signing of former Spain midfielder Juan Mata on Sunday, lead
Marinos by two points with eight games remaining.Ulsan Hyundai vs Gwangju FCUlsan Hyundai saw their lead cut to eight points on Sunday with
a 2-0 defeat by Gwangju FC, allowing Pohang Steelers to narrow the gap after two second-half penalties from Zeca and Wanderson gave them a
2-0 win over Incheon United.Defending champions Ulsan have won only once in their last five league matches as goals from Lee Kun-hee and
Beka Mikeltadze earned third-placed Gwangju the victory.Chinese Super LeagueSenior Chinese soccer official and chairman of the Chinese Super
League, Liu Jun, was placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, China&s anti-graft watchdog said.Liu
was previously chairman of now-defunct Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning and was appointed chief executive of Italian Serie A side
Inter Milan in 2016, soon after the club was purchased by the Suning Holdings Group.The move came six months after Chinese Football
Association chairman Chen Xuyuan was placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.The post The week in
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