Club World Cup: Flamengo stun Chelsea 3-1

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PHILADELPHIA (AP):

Danilo scored the go-ahead goal in the 65th minute and Flamengo scored three second-half goals to move atop their group at the Club World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Chelsea yesterday.

Both teams went into the match with three points atop Group D with opening-match wins. Flamengo will now await the result of the match between Los Angeles FC (LAFC) and Esperance to see if they have secured a spot in the knockout round.

With Flamengo’s win, South American teams are undefeated at the Club World Cup in nine matches.

Pedro Neto gave Chelsea the early lead. The ball bounced off a Flamengo defender and Neto gained control, charging towards the goal before putting it away in the 13th minute.

Flamengo drew level in the 62nd on Bruno Henrique’s goal on a tap-in in front of the goal. Moments later, the Brazilian giants took the lead off a corner with Danilo’s goal.

Wallace Yan all but put the game out of reach for the Blues with a goal in the 83rd.

The Blues, the 2021 Club World Cup winners, defeated LAFC 2-0 in their opening match in Atlanta. Flamengo downed Esperance 2-0 in their opener.

Former Chelsea defender Filipe Luís currently coaches Flamengo, while former Chelsea midfielder Jorginho made his debut for Flamengo against Esperance.

Key moment

Down just 2-1, Chelsea still had a chance, but Nicolas Jackson was sent off in the 68th with a straight red just four minutes after replacing Liam Delap, who got his first start for Chelsea after making his debut for the Blues in the tournament opener.

Takeaways

Flamengo are in good position to move on to the round of 16, but need a win or a tie by Esperance to secure it. Chelsea play Esperance on Tuesday in Philadelphia while Flamengo play LAFC in Orlando, Florida.

What they said

Henrique was named the Man of the Match, and said the fact that there was a large contingent of red-clad Flamengo fans among the 54,019 at Lincoln Financial Field wasn’t lost on him or his teammates in the pivotal second half.

“I noticed that we had the advantage. We had the fans on our side,” Henrique said. “And that’s when we started to pressure.”

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