Vissel Kobe Beats Ratchaburi 3-2 in AFC Champions League
Thai League side Ratchaburi FC lost 3-2 away to Japan's Vissel Kobe in the AFC Champions League Elite on November 3. Despite taking a late 2-1 lead through goals from Phongsakon Sangkhasee and Ekanit Panya, Ratchaburi conceded twice in quick succession as the J-League leaders maintained their perfect record with 12 points from four matches.
Ratchaburi FC, representing the Thai League, managed to score two goals in their visit to Vissel Kobe but ended up losing 3-2 in the 2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite. In the fourth matchday of the East Zone league phase on November 3 at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, Vissel Kobe — the J-League representatives who had won their first three matches — hosted the "Dragon Kings" Ratchaburi FC, a Thai League side that had collected only one point so far. The home side took the lead first through Kento Hamasaki in the 32nd minute. However, in the 64th minute Phongsakon Sangkhasee scored to level at 1-1 for Ratchaburi, and in the 82nd minute Ekanit Panya put the Dragon Kings ahead 2-1. But in the 83rd minute Erik equalized for the hosts, before Tetsuji Makiwa fired Vissel Kobe to a 3-2 victory, securing a full 12 points.