Sanfrecce Hiroshima (+1) vs River Plate
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Sanfrecce strong.
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The match
Sanfrecce Hiroshima-CA River Plate, Osaka Nagai Stadium, Wednesday 16 December, 19.30 (local time)
It has been quite a month already for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who kicked off their December by winning the J.League and qualifying in the process for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015. After opening up with a 2-0 defeat of Auckland City, Sanfrecce cruised to a 3-0 quarter-final win over TP Mazembe Englebert three days later and now stand on the verge of the final, where global giants Barcelona could well be waiting for them should they emerge victorious on Wednesday. With a squad made up entirely of Japanese players, with the exception of the Brazilian Douglas and the Croatian Mihael Mikic, Sanfrecce will have the whole country behind them, thanks to their crowd-pleasing and enterprising brand of football, which does not come at the expense of defensive solidity. With five goals for and none against at Japan 2015, the home favourites are brimming with confidence.