“I thought we started really well, looked fresh and looked really lively,” said Hutchinson. “Obviously once they got a man sent off, it became really difficult for them. 

“As I said before the match, I expected us to dominate, to have the majority of the ball and create plenty of shooting chances and we did that.

“Very happy with the performance, happy with the goals and very happy with the clean sheet.  So overall it’s a good day at the office for the players.”

Kenta Inoue put the home side in front after 11 minutes but it was Sasalak Haiprakhon’s red card in the 27th minute that became the turning point in the game as Marinos powered another four goals through Anderson Lopes (2), Hajiri Kaito and Asahi Uenaka.

It was the loss of Sasalak which Buriram head coach Osmar Loss felt to be a barrier too high for his Thai champions to overcome as they dropped to sixth in the standings at the halfway stage.

“I think the game was in good balance until we received the red card,” said the Brazilian. “At this level of the game when we have one player less, it’s really hard.

“We tried to control the match but Yokohama were really good. They had good intensity and did their play switching really well. If we didn’t concede the two goals at the end of the first half, the game could have been a little bit better.”

Boosted by this win, Marinos will target another three points when they welcome Korea Republic’s Pohang Steelers on November 27 while Buriram will strive to get a positive result in their match against Kawasaki Frontale of Japan a day earlier.