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Olunga's Kashiwa Reysol conquers J2 to earn J1 promotion

Michael Olunga's Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol have been crowned J2 League champions.

Kashiwa Reysol not only took home the second division trophy but also won promotion back to the top tier after suffering relegation last season.

With 81 points from 41 matches, Kashiwa Reysol were able to seal their place in the J1 League ahead of the second-placed Yokohama FC who have 76 points from the same amount of matches.

Olunga has scored 19 goals and is Kashiwa Reysol's top scorer but the Kenyan international was not with the team when they crushed Macheda Zelvia 3-0 on November 16 to be crowned champions.