Djulbic, who left Gold Coast United to join Shaanxi on a two-year deal recently, scored the game's only goal moments before the interval.

The goal came from a set-piece which Shaanxi eventually scrambled towards Djulbic who headed in from close-range.

Elsewhere on Sunday in China, Adam Griffiths won the battle of the brothers against Joel Griffiths as Hangzhou Greentown went top with a 3-1 win at Beijing Guoan.

Joel had put Beijing ahead in the first-half with an excellent header, but Hangzhou fought back to claim the win and top spot.

Adam Kwasnik played a full game while Brendon Santalab started but was replaced before the break due to an ankle injury as Chengdu Blades drew 0-0 with Dalian Shide on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Dean Heffernan was sent off as Liaoning Whowin defeated Shanghai Shenhua 1-0, while Bruce Djite was a 78th-minute substitute as Jiangsu Sainty lost 1-0 at Qingdao Jonoon.

In Korea's K-League, Luke DeVere put in a full shift in defence as Gyeongnam FC lost 2-1 at Daegu FC on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Socceroo Sasa Ognenovski was absent as Seongnam Ilhwa drew 0-0 at Chunnam Dragons, who had Rob Cornthwaite on the bench.

Meanwhile, Iain Fyfe was an unused sub as Busan I'Park drew 1-1 with FC Seoul on Sunday.

In India's I-League, Tolgay Ozbey scored the opening goal in East Bengal's 2-1 Kolkata derby victory over rivals Mohun Bagan on Saturday.