VIDEO SHOWS: AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE EASTERN LEAGUE GROUP PHASE HIGHLIGHTS WITH VISSEL KOBE BEATING ULSAN HD 1-0 COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SHOWS: KOBE, JAPAN (NOVEMBER 5, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions before use) STORY: Hosts Vissel Kobe sealed a 1-0 win over Ulsan HD on Wednesday (November 5) as the reigning J-League champions returned to the top of the eastern league phase standings in the Asian Champions League Elite. Jean Patric scored the only goal of the game to earn Takayuki Yoshida's side their third win in four games and ensure Kobe bounced back from losing 4-3 to Gangwon FC in the previous round of matches. The result takes Kobe back into first place in the 12-team standings as the league phase hit the midway point. The first eight finishers in both west and east Asia will advance to the knockout rounds in March with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in Saudi Arabia in April. Kobe had dominated throughout at Misaki Park Stadium with Yuya Osako clipping the top of the crossbar with a shot on the turn in the 35th minute. But the Japanese outfit had to wait until the 58th minute to go in front when Patric finished off an attacking move with a left-foot effort that bobbled beyond goalkeeper Moon Jung-in. (Production: Stefan Haskins)
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