Kashiwa Reysol brought an abrupt end to German World Cup-winner Lukas Podolski's J. League honeymoon after coming from behind to beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 on Saturday.
Podolski, who joined Vissel from Turkish side Galatasaray last month and scored twice on his J. League debut against Omiya Ardija last week, looked set for another successful evening when Masatoshi Mihara gave Kobe the lead in the fifth minute.
But the 32-year-old former Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter Milan star was powerless to prevent Reysol from turning the tide as Diego Oliveira, Cristiano and Yuta Nakayama all scored in the second half, with Vissel reduced to 10 men when Hideo Tanaka was shown a straight red card for retaliation in the 67th minute.
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