In a quarter-final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Osaka, Japan, Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 3-0. Sanfrecce Hiroshima outshot TP Mazembe 15-13 and had fewer fouls committed 6-10. Kazuyuki Morisaki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima received the Alibaba E-Auto Match Award for his performance.