High-flying Kashiwa Reysol held champions Nagoya Grampus 0-0 away to grab a deserved point in the J. League on Saturday.
The result keeps Kashiwa top of the table after seven games and last season's second division champions will feel unfortunate not to be taking all three points back to Chiba Prefecture after another solid performance.
"It was a difficult game. We kept it tight at the back and were looking to get something on the break, and had we had that little bit of extra quality in the final third we might have got the points," said Kashiwa manager Nelsinho.