Atlanta-Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez scored a goal for each team for each team at the Club World Cup in Atlanta on Monday afternoon for a 2–0 win over Los Angeles FC at Group D opener.
Chelsea first hit the 34th minute, as Neto received a perfect downfield pass from Nicholas Jackson, before the defender Ryan Holynshead was sent to the ground with fake and found behind the net with a strike with the previous goalkeeper Hugo Loris.
All important insurance targets came in the 79th minute as Liam Delap sent Fernandez in a beautiful cross, which ended with Loris’s rear leg shot at a distance of yards.
Chelsea will continue her group game on Friday when she faces flamego in Philadelphia, while Laughing will play ES Tunis in Nashville later that day.
After the first half, Chelsea saw a pair of yellow cards, the two sides had to separate as Neto and Dennis Buanga came into a jaw match.
Chelsea doubled her advantage in the 54th minute, when Timothy Tilman extended Neto’s entry pass to Jackson in the box before blocking the attempt with Header Redirect.
Even in the 57th minute, Buanga had a great chance to score, but the attempt from the left side of the box was saved by Robert Sanchez.
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