Vissel Kobe moved top of the standings in the eastern zone of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday as the J-League champions ended Gwangju FC's perfect start to the league phase with a 2-0 win in Kobe.

Taisei Miyashiro and Daiju Sasaki struck to snap the South Korean side's three-game winning streak and climb above Lee Jung-hyo's team into pole position in the table at the halfway point of the opening round of the competition.

Kawasaki Frontale picked up their second win of the campaign with a 3-1 victory over Chinese Super League champions Shanghai Port while Central Coast Mariners scored in injury time to secure a 2-2 draw with Shanghai Shenhua in Gosford.