Chelsea kicked off the Club World Cup with a win as planned, beating LA FC 2-0. New striker Liam Delap made his first appearance as a substitute and provided the final assist. FIFA Club World Cup Group D
Chelsea had the first chance in the first 5 minutes of the game. When Noni Madueke passed the ball to Nicolas Jackson who shot with his right foot in the left side of the penalty area. But was saved by LAFC’s veteran goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. ทางเข้า UFABET
17 minutes Chelsea had another chance. Nicolas Jackson passed the ball to Madueke who broke into the penalty area on the left before shooting and hitting Lloris’ leg. In the next moment, Cole Palmer had a follow-up shot but it was blocked.
20 minutes, Cole Palmer had a chance to shoot. When he received the ball from Moises Caicedo before shooting from the edge of the penalty area. Which ricocheted and fell behind the net.
Chelsea took a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute when Nicolas Jackson played a through ball to Pedro Neto. Who broke into the penalty area on the right before eluding his defender and unleashing a decisive left-footed shot into the near post.
In the second half, LA FC changed Olivier Giroud to play against his old team. While Jeremy Ebobisse was replaced.
54′ Chelsea almost scored. Pedro Neto moved to find a chance to open the left side to Nicolas Jackson who headed the ball but it was blocked by Timothy Tillman before changing direction through the post and out.
Three minutes later, LAFC had a chance to equalize when Igor Jesus passed the ball to Denis Bouanga who looked for an angle to shoot in the penalty area, but Robert Sanchez saved Chelsea.
In the 70th minute, Chelsea had a chance when Pedro Neto passed to Cole Palmer who shot with his left foot. But he used too much force and the ball went over the bar.
Ten minutes later, Chelsea extended their lead to 2-0. New striker Liam Delap. Who came on as a substitute, crossed from the right into the penalty area. Enzo Fernandez got the chance to bring the ball down before shooting it in.
LA almost got a second though, Marc Delgado’s pass to Denis Bouanga who broke into the box and was brought down by Malo Gusto. But managed to swoop in a weak shot that Robert Sanchez managed to slam away.
After that, there were no more goals, and Chelsea opened the competition with a 2-0 win over LA FC.