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Start Date: 11/12/12 (Aged 15)

Thursday 13 December 2012

Club World Cup: Monterrey 1 - 3 Chelsea

Chelsea progressed to the Final of the Club World Cup after they defeated Monterrey at the International Stadium, Yokohama. They will now face Brazilian side Corinthians in the final on Sunday. Corinthians defeated Al Ahly of Egypt 1-0 in the other semi-final.

Chelsea took the lead in the 17th minute, when Juan Mata fired home into the bottom left corner of the net. This came after some fantastic build up play from Ashley Cole and Oscar. Mata's goal was Chelsea's first in the Club World Cup however, it would prove not be their only goal of the game.

The lead was doubled almost immediately in the second half. Straight from the kick-off, Chelsea played the ball forward before Eden Hazard played a decisive pass across the box and a huge deflection off a Fernando  Torres shot, meant the ball ended up in the back of the net.

Then, only a minute later, Chelsea all but ended the game. A brilliant ball from Fernando Torres was controlled by Juan Mata on the edge of the box. As he attempted to play the ball back to Torres, a cruel deflection off Chavez meant that, courtesy of an own goal, Monterrey were now 3-1 down.

Monterrey did pull back a goal in the 91st minute, when De Nigris was rewarded for some hard work as he slotted past Petr Cech into the Chelsea net. However, this proved only to be a consolation. Monterrey will now face Al Ahly in the third place play-off.

Final Score: Monterrey 1-3 Chelsea
Attendance: 36,648

5 comments :

  1. ohhhhhhhhhhhh chelsea we love you! keep the blue flag flying high

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    1. Unfortunately, I can't be bias on these reports and so can't comment back ahah!

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  2. hhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha LOL

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  3. i will now review this, i think the detail in it is very good, but at points it is boring blud, try and think of ways to attrack me to come to here and not sky sports news.

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  4. Okay, thanks for the advice! I will definitely look into making my reports more interesting so that you won't pick Sky Sports News over my blog!

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