Kaya–Iloilo Women beat Phnom Penh Women 5:1 in the preliminary round of the AFC Women's Champions League on 20 August 2026. The visitors opened the scoring inside the first half and never let the hosts back into the contest. By then the outcome was clear — and here's the thing, it was never really in doubt after the break.
Phnom Penh took the lead at minute 32, a moment that briefly lifted the home end. Kaya–Iloilo responded quickly, finding the net at minute 58 and minute 61 to turn the tie around. The hosts had nothing to do all evening after that point.
The visitors kept pressing, adding a third at minute 70 and then two more in quick succession at minutes 85 and 88. To be fair, Phnom Penh's defence stretched too thin, and the gaps showed every time Kaya–Iloilo played forward. Things came to a head in those final ten minutes.
Recent form tells part of the story. Kaya–Iloilo came off a 6:0 victory on 17 August, while Phnom Penh had lost 2:0 to TSL on the same day. The confidence gap was visible from the first whistle.
Phnom Penh's last five matches include a 3:3 draw with Kitchee and a 0:1 loss to East Bengal, while Kaya–Iloilo's record shows mixed results — a 0:4 defeat to Melbourne City and a 1:1 draw with Bam Hatun. The contrast in momentum was stark.
The final scoreline of 1:5 leaves Phnom Penh with little to show from the preliminary stage. Kaya–Iloilo, meanwhile, have proven they can compete at this level — and that is the only fact that matters here.
