The week in Asian football

May 4 : Talking points from the week in Asian football:

SECOND-HALF GOALS SEE AL-NASSR STUMBLE IN SAUDI TITLE RACE

Al-Nassr saw their lead in the Saudi Pro League trimmed to five points as Jorge Jesus' side slipped to a 3-1 loss to Brendan Rodgers' Al-Qadsiah on Sunday.

Second-half goals from Musab Al-Juwayr and Julian Quinones earned Al-Qadsiah a win that takes them up to fourth while Al-Nassr missed the opportunity to restore their eight-point advantage over second-placed Al-Hilal.

Al-Hilal kept the pressure on with a 3-0 win over Al-Hazem and Simone Inzaghi's side have a game in hand over the league leaders as the campaign reaches its climax.

LATE WOOD WINNER TAKES SYDNEY INTO ADELAIDE SEMI SHOWDOWN

Patrick Wood's 80th minute winner earned Sydney FC a 1-0 win over Melbourne Victory to move Patrick Kisnorbo's side into the semi-finals of the A-League playoffs on Saturday.

Wood capitalised on an under-hit header by Franco Lino to net against the run of play and take Sydney into a meeting with Adelaide United.

Auckland FC will take on the Newcastle Jets in the other semi-final after securing a 7-6 win on penalties over Melbourne City after the teams shared a 1-1 draw in Auckland.

STOPPAGE TIME GOALS EARN CHENGDU VICTORY OVER SHENHUA IN CSL

Chengdu Rongcheng opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the Chinese Super League with a last-gasp 3-2 win over Shanghai Shenhua on Friday as second-placed Chongqing Tonglianglong lost 1-0 to Dalian Yingbo.

Stoppage-time goals from Felipe Silva and Wellington Silva earned John Aloisi's side a victory in Shanghai as Chengdu moved on to 25 points from the opening nine games of the season.

Chongqing lost due to a Luo Jing goal in the first minute of the second half as Dalian pulled level on 18