Chelseafrom England, defeated 3-0 Esperancefrom Tunisia, and qualified for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. The Argentine Enzo Fernándezcaptain of the London team, gave two assists for the goals of Tosin adarabiYO and of Liam Delapin the first half, while Tyrique George The third part became the second. Thus, the English were behind Flamengo in group D and on Saturday they will face Benfica In the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
The English team had surpassed in the debut to LOS ANGELES FC 2-0 and then fell with Flemish 3-1 on the second date, in a meeting in which his striker was expelled Nicolas Jacksonsuspended for tonight’s clash. The Africans, meanwhile, fell into their premiere in front of the Menga 2-0 and defeated in their second presentation to LAFC 1-0. Overcome a team from the Premier League It would have been historical for them and would have guaranteed a passage to the round of 16 of the ecumenical tournament. It could not be and there was no feat.
Chelsea said of a full time to score a goal to spread and certify his classification. It was hard for him to penetrate and arrive clearly to the Ben Said area. He did it only when his extremes -dewsbury-Hall for the right wing and Madueke on the left- began to gain confidence in one. Of a free kick, Enzo Fernández He punctured the ball and found Tosin Adarabioyo at the heights. The defender of almost two meters rose more than anyone and, in the same movement, headed to place and put the 1-0.
Two minutes later, another great pass from the former River found Liam Delap Libre on the edge of the area. The striker arrived a few days ago from Ipswich Town took two brands off and turned 2-0 for the tranquility of the blue team, dressed in white. It was the first goal of the English striker with his new shirt. And the second in two minutes.
Fifteen minutes from the end of the game, a shot by Andrey Santos (replacement in Enzo Fernández) gave Meriah, the captain of the Tunisian team. For the Argentine Yael Falcón Pérez It was a hand and then criminal for Chelsea. However, the Colombian Nicolás Gallo called him from the VAR for a revision at the foot of the field. After seeing the play on the screens, Falcón Pérez reviewed his failure and confirmed that it was a non -sanctionable hand. Chelsea, then, was left without a penalty.
Actually, the story was resolved since they went to the locker room. The Tunisian team was never in a position to raise a 2-0 and Enzo Maresca, the coach of the Londoners, realized the averaging the second part. He took Fernández already from the court – the two best – and put Andrey Santos and Marc Guiu. He made tactical modifications and gave other players minutes, such as Portuguese Darío Essugo, arrived a couple of weeks ago as well as Delap, or Tyrique George, a 19-year-old left end that turned 3-0 into complicity with Ben Said, the waiting goalkeeper.
Thus the minutes passed, with Chelsea by monopolizing the ball and the crouching tunispered team in defense, ready to bet on a counterattack that never arrived. The two assists from Enzo Fernández in the discount time of the first part were worth three points and the qualification to the round of 16 for the English team. Drawing the Esperonance stumbling, Chelsea is waiting for Benfica on Saturday for the round of 16. English and Portuguese will play a game without a clear favorite.
