Goals from Adrian Caceres and Matt Simon ensured a share of the spoils for the Bluetongue boys, building on the point secured from last week's clash with Pohang Steelers.

McKinna said: "The game was played in very good spirits by both teams and I'm very proud of how our team performed over the 90 minutes.

"I felt as though Tianjin had scored against the run of play in the first half and I felt as through we had weathered the storm and that we had them on the back foot."

"We deserved to go 2-1 up, but it was disappointing for us to concede two goals from two corners.

"Overall, I said before the game that if we were to get a draw that it would be a good result for us, but our players are very disappointed that we didn't get three points."

The Mariners' inaugural AFC Champions League campaign will resume at Central Coast Stadium, where they will take on Japan's Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday, 8 April.