Kashiwa Reysol thrash Thailand's Port FC 5-1 in AFC Champions League Elite

Kashiwa Reysol secured a big win over their hosts Port FC by a score of 5-1 in the second round of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite for the 2026/27 season, in a match held on 14 October 2026 at 13:00 Damascus time.

Tojiro Kubo opened the scoring for Kashiwa Reysol in the 3rd minute, before Yuki Kakita added the second goal in the 10th minute. Riki Harakawa scored the third goal from a penalty kick in the 15th minute, followed by Koya Yuruki in the 26th minute and then Hinata Yamauchi in the 28th minute, giving his team a comfortable five-goal lead with none in reply. Manuel Tom Bihr pulled one back for Port FC with a single goal in the 64th minute.

Koya Yuruki was named man of the match with a rating of 8.2, having played the full 90 minutes and scored one goal.

In terms of statistics, Kashiwa Reysol dominated possession with 59 percent against 41 percent for Port FC, and took 13 shots, split between 6 on target, 4 off target and 3 blocked, compared with 7 shots for Port FC, of which 3 were on target. Kashiwa Reysol also recorded an expected goals tally of 3.01 against 0.7 for their visitors. Kashiwa Reysol won 4 corners against 3 for Port FC, while the two sides were level on fouls with 8 each, and Kashiwa Reysol received one yellow card with no red cards shown to either side.

The match was officiated by referee Ammar Ibrahim Hasan Mahfouz.

Following this result, Kashiwa Reysol are placed 11th in the East Region group with 0 points from one match played, which they lost, having scored one goal and conceded two. Port FC came in 12th with the same points tally, also having lost their only match, scoring one goal and conceding two.