“I’m very happy with today’s three points, but this result was achieved with everyone’s support, including the fans who traveled here and those back in Japan,” said Miura, who was named player of the match.

“We couldn’t play our game in the first half as the atmosphere at the stadium was quite intimidating. But we managed to pull through in the second half and score the vital goals.”

Head coach Toru Oniki expressed his delight with the outcome, emphasising the collective effort of his team.

“Today’s target was to collect the three points and go back to Japan and we achieved that,” said Oniki. “At some moments, we needed patience, but even the players who didn’t play were cheering from the bench. I’m very happy with the result.”

Oniki, who is set to step down at the end of the season, is determined to end his tenure at Kawasaki on a winning note, with his team to meet China PR’s Shandong Taishan next week.

“There are still another two games to play at home, and I did everything to achieve the result we wanted. It was an impressive performance and I will do the same for the remaining fixtures in Japan.” 

Buriram head coach Osmar Loss was left disappointed after a second successive defeat.

“We want to say sorry to our fans who came to the stadium. We didn’t expect to lose the game this way,” said Loss. “The performance could have been better but we could manage the pressing from Kawasaki but the first goal changed everything, the dynamics and the emotions of my players.

“Unfortunately we didn’t have (Guilherme) Bissoli in the best condition to play. We did our homework but football is like this and we need to be more assertive next time and fight again for the next the game.”

Buriram, on seven points, face Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim next week.