Fluminense and Chelsea opened the ball of these club World Cup semi-finals. Under the overwhelming heat of the Metlife Stadium, the English left with a small step ahead but they had to be wary of these surprising tricolor, capable of everything, and especially to take out the Inter in the 8th finals. The Brazilian veterans led by goalkeeper Fabio (44), the central hinge made up of Thiago Silva (40) and Dos Santos (35), and the Argentinian striker German Cano (37) aimed well the final against PSG or Real Madrid. The first minutes set the tone for that matter with enterprising Brazilians, they who had rather showed wait -and -see during the previous towers.
The ball was circulating well against blues constrained to often come down to eleven in their half of the field. This was still lacking in a little speed to be truly dangerous, where Chelsea's youth (Nkunku was the oldest player at kick -off with her 27th birthday) managed to do more damage as soon as she was taking action. Despite the indiscipline of Enzo Fernandez the captain, the Londoners offered themselves the first opportunities like this head of Adarabioyo (17th). They released the situation on the following action where a ball badly referred by the defense benefited Joao Pedro, former Fluminense and recruited less than a week ago from Brighton for € 63 million.
Joao Pedro's double double double
At the entrance to the surface, the Brazilian striker wrapped his ball and found the skylight opposite (0-1, 18th). In the process, Gusto was not far from the KO (21st). Fluminense resisted and even grazed the equalization since, after a one-two between Hercules and Cano, the first rowed away from Sanchez but saw Cucurella pushing the ball on his line (26th). And then there was the play of this meeting on a free kick pulled in the surface, Chalobah widen his body and touched the ball in the hand (35th). Mr. LETEXIER initially indicated the penalty spot before changing his mind after a passage by the VAR. Frustrating, especially since the decision of the French referee was surprising.
The Carioca club was affected by this turnaround, morally reduced and more and more in technical difficulties. Pedro Neto (45th+1) and Nkunku did not take advantage of it (45th+3), no more than Cucurella on the return from the locker room (53rd). And by dint of insisting, Fluminense cried again on a new issue of Joao Pedro, who sent a huge strike under the bar (0-2, 56th). Thiago Silva may have put himself in the attempts of Nkunku (63rd, 65th), the defense fell inexorably. Everaldo's meager breakthrough was not the weight (55th), even less after the impressive turnover operated by the blues. A solid and serious Chelsea qualifies for the final, where he hopes to count on Moises Caicedo, released in the final seconds, hit in the ankle. PSG or Real Madrid know what to stick to.
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