Changchun Yatai moved to the top of the group for just a few hours after edging out Pohang Steelers.

Guillaume Dah Zadi grabbed a late winner for the Chinese champions to move them to seven points from three games, three ahead of Adelaide United, before the Reds downed Vietnamese side Binh Duong on Wednesday night.

Melbourne Victory's Group G counterparts Chunnam Dragons and Chonburi FC staged an equally thrilling clash.

Victor Simoes De Oliviera scored a spectacular last-minute free-kick to give Chunnam Dragons victory.

As the game headed for a goalless draw, Chunnam faced crashing out of the competition until the substitute fired home to condemn Chonburi FC to its first defeat of the campaign.

Elsewhere, Al Ittihad lost its perfect record in Group A, downed 2-1 at Sepahan.

Seyed Mohammad Salehi and Hadi Aghily scored for the home side, last year's tournament runners-up, with Talal Al Meshal's late strike proving nothing more than a consolation.

Kuruvchi put itself top of Group A on goal difference with victory over Al Ittihad Aleppo of Syria on Wednesday.

Tariq Hassan's second-half goal earned Al Wasl three points against Al Kuwait in Group B.

Saipa overcame the dismissal of defender Mageed Gholamnejhad to see off Al Quwa Al Jawiya in the same group and earn a three-point cushion over its opponents.

Al Karama took a huge step towards the quarter-finals with victory over Al Sadd in Group C, while Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia and Al Wahda from the United Arab Emirates limited their chances of progressing in a 0-0 draw.

Al Qadisiya secured a valuable three points over Qatar champions Al Gharafa in Group D. Pakhtakor leapfrogged Arbil into second place in the group after beating the Iraqi champions at MHSK Stadium.

Krung Thai Bank picked up its first points in style with an emphatic 9-1 thrashing of Nam Dinh in Group F.

The group's second clash saw Kashima Antlers striker Danilo score the only goal of the game as the J-League champions moved a step closer to qualification with victory over nearest rival Beijing Guoan.

AFC Champions League Results

Group A

Sephan 2
(Salehi 59, Aghily 71)
Al-Ittihad 1
(Al-Meshal 89)

Al Ittihad Aleppo 0
Kuruvchi Tashkent 2
(Hasanov 50, Kapadze 77)

Group B

Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0
Saipa 1
(Vaziri 45)

Al-Wasl 1
(Darwish 74)
Al-Kuwait SC 0

Group C

Al Saad 0
Al Karama 2
(Al Hamwi 69, Jenyat 73)

Al-Ahly 0
Al-Wahda 0

Group D

Pakhtakor Tashkent 2
(Suyunov 46, Geynrikh 51 (pen))
Arbil 0

Al Qadisiya 1
(Alzemi 62)
Al Gharafa 0

Group E

Chanqchun Yatai 1
(Zadi 85)
Pohang Steelers 0

Binh Duong 1
(Philani 86)
Adelaide United 2
(Walsh 10, Alagich 77)

Group F

Krung Thai Bank 9
(Kassim 4, 90, 90, Thaensopa 19, 46, 59, Kassim 44, Choechiu 63, Wongsuparak 70)
Mikado Nam Dinh 1
(Duong 64)

Kashima Antlers 1
(Danilo 53)
Beijing Guo’an 0

Group G

Melbourne Victory 3
(Allsopp 4, 66, Vargas 42)
Gamba Osaka 4
(Futagawa 32, Bare 39, 76 Yamaguchi 69, Severino 90)

Chunnam Dragons 1
(De Oliveira 90)
Chonburi 0