The English team, Chelsea, won the FIFA Club World Cup, following defeating the Brazilian Palmeiras, 2-1, during the meeting that was held at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the capital, Abu Dhabi.
Sharjah 24:
The English team Chelsea were crowned champions of the FIFA Club World Cup in the 18th edition, for the first time in their history, following beating the Brazilian team Palmeiras, 2-1, in the final match that brought them together, on Saturday evening, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Al Jazira Club in Abu Dhabi, following a marathon match that lasted 120 minutes, following the original match time ended in a positive tie, 1-1.
Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku advanced to Chelsea in the 55th minute, with a missile header to the right of Palmeiras goalkeeper Weaverton, and Rafael Vega equalized the score for Palmeiras by scoring the equalizer from a penalty awarded by Australian referee Chris Beth, following referring to the video referee technology “the mouse”, for the presence of a handball on a defender Chelsea.
In the second extra time, German Haveritz scored the second goal for Chelsea from a penalty kick as well, touching the ball by the hand of Palmeiras defender Luan, before the same defender received a red card in the last minute of extra time.
