Kashiwa Claim First Win with Five-Goal Victory; Kobe Make It Two from Two [Summary: ACL Elite League Stage MD2]

Matchday 2 of the AFC Champions League Elite League Stage was played on 14 October.
 
Kashiwa Reysol claimed their first win of the competition with a 5-1 home victory over Port FC. Tojiro Kubo opened the scoring in the third minute before Yuki Kakita doubled the lead seven minutes later. Riki Harakawa, Koya Yuruki and Hinata Yamauchi also found the net as Kashiwa raced into a five-goal lead before half-time. Port pulled one back after the break, but Kashiwa comfortably saw out the win.
 
Vissel Kobe made it two wins from two with a 2-0 home victory over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC. Yuya Osako gave Kobe the lead in the 11th minute before Yuya Kuwasaki added a second in the 68th to seal another three points.

■Match Data
Kashiwa vs Port FC
Kobe vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC