The Japanese side have dominated their domestic league for the last three years and are now keen to prove their strength on the continental stage and their performance at Pirouzi Stadium suggests they should be there or there about come the end of the tournament.

The Oceans took the lead after four minutes when Kenchiro Kogure’s shot crept over the line following a goalmouth scramble before adding a second when Bruno rifled home from Rafael Sakai’s neat pass.

The Japanese side were in dominant form with Yoshifumi Maeda proving a particular thorn in Stroitel’s side with his incisive passes and smart runs and he had Arsen Ismailov at full stretch with a low drive after 13 minutes.

When Stroitel did get sight of goal they found Hisamitsu Kawahara in solid form as the keeper pulled off a triple save late in the first half to deny the Uzbeks.

Nagoya added a third from a well-worked move five minutes into the second half when Teppei Maruyama rolled the ball into the path of Bruno, who smashed a shot into the back of the net and the result was put beyond a doubt when Maruyama scored two goals in less than 20 seconds midway through the second period.

Despite rarely threatening, Stroitel pulled a goal back when Oleg Khalamukhamedov’s speculative effort from distance founds its way through a crowded defence and into the back of the net.

The Uzbeks then scored a second after they were awarded a penalty when skipper Wataru Kitahara brought down Anvar Mamedov inside the area and the defender stepped up to fire home at the second attempt after Kawahara denied his initial attempt.