Chelsea arrived with the Brazilian Palmyas in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup after the victory over Benfica, Portuguese 4-1, after extending at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte at the final price, in the match, which covered more than four and a half hours due to the stop.
Reese James’s commander scored a goal “Chelsea” from a direct penal shock (64), veteran Adele Argentine Angel de Maria, the result of a penalty strike (90+5) before the French alternative Christoven II stole the English team (108). Portuguese Pedro Neto (115) and alternative Kernan Diosper Holly won (117).
Chelsea will play his next match with Palmrami, who won his compatriot Botafogo 1-0 after the expansion, July 4 at the Financial Field Lincoln in Philadelphia.
The match lasted up to four hours and 38 minutes from a stop for an hour and a half as a precaution from the risk of a thunderstorm, with its extension into two additional halves and several stops during the match.
Chelsea devoted his historical superiority over Benfica, having reached his fourth victory over her, and the first after their last meeting in the final of the European League of European League in 2013, when the Blues crowned the title.
This was the last match of Maria in Benfica’s shirt, where the 37 -year -old will return to his swearing club Rosario Central to complete his career.
After 19 minutes, at the beginning of the first half, the young defender of Benfica Antonio Silva deprived Chelsea, when he fought with his head from the gate line.
Cole Palmer drew from the limits of the penalty area, but his shot was light in the hands of Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoli Tropin (34).
Tropin brilliantly took a blow next to Kokorea (38).
Ecuadorian, Moisis Caisido, tried at close range, but his shot went near the right post (49).
From a direct penalty strike, James recently made and began a strong ball into the right corner of the goalkeeper, who stood in the same place, but he could not remove the ball over time (64).
The referee stopped the match at the 85th minute as a preventive measure from the risk of a thunderstorm that violated a number of players.
After a break of more than one and a half hours, players and several fans returned to the field to complete the last minutes.
The referee calculated the fine for Benfica after returning to the assistant video “AR” after the hand touched the French alternative little Gustto after the heading of the Argentine Nicholas Wasmomendi (90+2).
The veteran de Maria was successful in order to successfully succeed, celebrating his teammates with a late tie (90+5).
After the habit of two additional runs, Benfica received a blow to expel the young alternative to the Argentine alternative to Dzhanluka Pestano with the second yellow card after he entered Levy Colelle (92).
The alternative Turkish Karim Akmkokoglu tried to surprise Chelsea with a counterattack, but his shot was light in the hands of the Spanish Robert Sanchesses (97), and Gusta answered with seconds after a similar shot in the hands of the path.
Palmer almost did it with a close shot, which took the triber, she moved to a counterattack led by de Maria, who, in turn, tried to easily fix that Sanchesse caught (104).
The alternative to Nikko returned to Chelsea after a shot from Tsassedo, who was removed by the path, but he went between his slow legs to the gate, so “Aitamandi tried to take it off,” but she hit the French, who followed her gates (108).
Nito confirmed the victory after receiving the ball from Cusido and acted alone and recorded the third (115), before the substitute for Diospers-Hall ended with a new counterattack after passage from Palmer (117).
