Asian Football Highlights: Shanghai's Big Win, Gimcheon's Resurgence, and Japan's Olympic Push

This week's Asian football highlights include Shanghai Port's crushing victory over Nantong in the Chinese Super League, Gimcheon Sangmu reclaiming the top spot in Korea's K-League, Japan securing a quarter-final spot in the Men's Olympic Tournament, and Japan’s women maintaining their hopes in the Women's Olympic event.

Shanghai Port crushed Nantong Zhiyun 8-1 on Friday, extending their lead to five points in the Chinese Super League, while Shanghai Shenhua prepares to meet Wuhan Three Towns on Monday.

In Korea, Gimcheon Sangmu's 2-1 win over Pohang Steelers allowed them to reclaim the top spot. Kim Dae-won and Yu Kang-hyun were the goal scorers for Gimcheon.

Japan's men's team progressed to the Olympic quarter-finals with a late 1-0 win over Mali, and the women's team revived their knockout hopes with an injury-time win against Brazil.

(With inputs from agencies.)