“This is the first time Machida played away in an international match so we needed to be strong and be aggressive,” said Kuroda. “We know they are strong on the counter and we did well to nullify that.

“We weren't as precise as we wanted to be on the attack, it's something we must work on for the next game.

“We came here with the target of getting something from the game, so even though it wasn't a win, we are satisfied with the point.”

JDT head coach Munoz, while disappointed not to have won on home soil, was keen to take the positives - especially with the competitiveness his side showed in the second half.

“I think the team gave a very good performance,” said Munoz. “In the first half, we struggled a little but we improved in the second half.

“It's not easy to play this type of game with this kind of rhythm so I have to congratulate the players on the performance.

“We faced a very physical team who tried to play a lot of long balls and we managed to cope with that. We need to continue for 90 minutes to be at the same intensity and capacity.”

Matchday Three will see the teams on the road with Machida facing China PR’s Shanghai Port FC while JDT meet Chengdu Rongcheng FC, with both matches taking place on October 21.