2015 Suruga Bank Championship
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| Event | Suruga Bank Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 11 August 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, Suita | ||||||
| Referee | Tan Hai (China) | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,722 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) 58% humidity | ||||||
The 2015 Suruga Bank Championship was a football match between Gamba Osaka of Japan and River Plate of Argentina on 11 August 2015 at the Expo '70 Commemorative Stadium, contested between the winners of the Japanese league cup, the J.League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana as the annual J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship.
The teams had qualified for the tournament by winning their two seasonal competitions. Gamba Osaka won the 2014 J.League Cup, beating Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2. River Plate were the 2014 Copa Sudamericana champions after winning the two-legged final 3–1 against Atlético Nacional of Colombia.
Watched by a crowd of 12,722, River Plate took an early lead in the first half when Carlos Sánchez scored through a penalty. Their lead was extended after Gabriel Mercado also found the net in the 31st minute, and they added one further in the second half after Gonzalo Martínez made it 3–0. No further goals were scored with almost a half hour to end, which consequently crowned River Plate as winners of the 2015 Suruga Bank Championship.