Beat Palmeiras, Chelsea Win Club World Cup

Chelsea Wins Club World Cup/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Chelsea have been crowned the new Club World Cup champions after defeating Copa Libertadores champions from Brazil, Palmeiras in the final with a score of 2-1 at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, February 13 early morning WIB. extra time after ending 1-1 for 90 minutes. Two Chelsea goals were scored by Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz, while Palmeiras had equalized through Raphael Veiga's goal. Both teams attacked each other from the start, but the first dangerous opportunity only appeared in the 15th minute. Chelsea created chances through Mason Mount's shot. However, his efforts were still wide of the Palmeiras goal. Palmeiras hit back seven minutes later. Dudu weaved his way through the Chelsea defense before releasing a shot that bounced over Edouardo Mendy's goal. In the 27th minute, Palmeiras attacked with a counter-attack which was completed by Dudu's shot. Unfortunately the Brazilian attacking midfielder kick was still wide. Tuchel made a substitution in the 30th minute. The Chelsea coach brought on Christian Pulisic to replace Mason Mount. Chelsea almost broke the deadlock before halftime. Thiago Silva's long-range kick ball could still be pushed over by Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton. No goals were created until halftime. The first half ended with a goalless draw. Chelsea broke the deadlock in the 55th minute. Romelu Lukaku was named on the scoreboard through his header after welcoming Callum Hudson-Odoi's cross. Chelsea lead 1-0. Palmeiras was awarded a penalty kick in the 62nd minute after Thiago Silva made a handball. Raphael Veiga stepped up as the executor and successfully carried out his duties perfectly. The position changed to 1-1. In the 77th minute, Thomas Tuchel played Saul Niguez and Timor Werner to replace Lukaku and Hudson-Odio. However, Chelsea are still having trouble penetrating Palmeiras' solid defense. No additional goals were created. The game went into extra time. Chelsea brought on Hakim Ziyech early in extra time for Matteo Kovacic. The Blues were awarded a penalty in the 116th minute after a Palmeiras player handball blocked Azpilicueta's effort. Kai Havertz who took the penalty was able to do the job perfectly and put Chelsea 2-1 ahead. Palmeiras played with 10 men before extra time ended. Luan Garcia was sent off for a tackle on Kai Havertz. The 2-1 scoreline for Chelsea lasted until the final whistle and the English club were crowned the new Club World Cup champions. Line-up: Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Edouard Mendy; Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen (Malang Sarr 91'), Antonio Rudiger; Cesar Azpilicueta, Callum Hudson-Odoi (Timo Werner 76'), Mateo Kovacic (Judge Ziyech 91'), N'Golo Kante; Kai Havertz, Mason Mount (Christian Pulisic 30'), Romelu Lukaku (Saul Niguez 76'). Palmeiras (4-2-3-1): Weverton; Marcos Rocha (Dayverson 118'), Luan Garcia, Gustavo Gomez, Joaquin Piquerez, Gustavo Scarpa; Dudu (Rafael Navarro 103'), Ze Rafael (Jailson 60'), Danilo, Rony (Wesley 77'); Raphael Veiga (Eduard Atuesta 78').