In the Emperor’s Cup game on 23 September 2026, Kashiwa Reysol beat Imabari 4:0. Match numbers: shots on target 11:2, corners 6:2.
Match report
Kashiwa Reysol saw off Imabari 4:0 in the Emperor's Cup Round of 32 on Tuesday morning. The hosts booked their place in the next round with a comfortable victory that reflected their recent form. M. Hosoya opened the scoring in the thirty-seventh minute before T. Kubo doubled the lead just before half-time. By then the pattern was clear.
A cancelled goal at fifty-six minutes through VAR briefly unsettled proceedings, but Kashiwa responded quickly. M. Hosoya found the net again in the fifty-third minute to restore the two-goal cushion, and S. Toshima added a fourth in the eighty-fifth. Imabari made three changes at half-time — H. Umakoshi, Y. Lee and H. Abe came on together — but could not turnaround the deficit.
There was a yellow card for H. Abe in the eighth minute and another for S. Baba twenty minutes in. Kashiwa brought on T. Kubo at fifty-four, K. Kubo at sixty-five, and M. Hosoya himself at eighty. Imabari also saw R. Harakawa and H. Yamauchi introduced at sixty-six, while K. Furuyama came on at seventy.
And here's the thing about the numbers — Kashiwa held 57 per cent possession and registered eleven shots on target compared with Imabari's two. They generated ninety attacks to seventy-six, but the difference in quality showed in the conversion rate. The visitors managed only two shots on target all evening, and that was enough to explain the scoreline. We had called for a home win with ninety-seven per cent confidence, and the result confirmed that assessment.
The victory moves Kashiwa into the last sixteen of the cup, while Imabari's campaign ends without having scored. The hosts have now gone from their midweek defeat against Makita Zelvia to a commanding cup performance. M. Hosoya ended a barren spell with two goals and will be among those remembered after the final whistle.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %57.00–43
Shots on target11–2
Shots off target8–2
Attacks90–76
HT🟨8' H. Abe — Yellow card🟨20' S. Baba — Yellow card⚽37' M. Hosoya — Goal⚽45' T. Kubo — Goal⇄46' H. Umakoshi — Substitution⇄46' Y. Lee — Substitution⇄46' H. Abe — Substitution⇄46' M. Watai — Substitution⚽53' M. Hosoya — Goal⇄54' T. Kubo — Substitution56' var_goal_cancelled⇄65' K. Kubo — Substitution⇄66' R. Harakawa — Substitution⇄66' H. Yamauchi — Substitution⇄70' K. Furuyama — Substitution⇄80' M. Hosoya — Substitution⚽85' S. Toshima — Goal
