New York, USA – Joao Pedro don show full talent as e score twice on im first full debut for Chelsea, lead dem qualify for Club World Cup final with 2-0 victory against Fluminense. Dis match wan happen for MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, na dia Chelsea dem jamp dem way enter final, and wahala dey sweet for dem pocket too with £80million prize money waiting for dem.
Pedro, wey just complete im £60million deal from Brighton last week, no waste time to dey prove say e fit deliver. E score correct goals for both halves, even though di weather no gree easy for anybody, as dem dey sweat like bush fowl under di New York sun wey dey burn around 34 degrees Celsius.
Na Enzo Maresca, di coach of Chelsea, sign make Pedro start as Liam Delap dey suspended. And wetin we go talk? Na big risk wey pay off like jackpot! Fluminense, wey get former Chelsea player Thiago Silva as captain, try their best but e no reach dem level. Chelsea don dey play 63 matches since di season start for August, but dem still give serious fight.
From di beginning of di match, Chelsea start to dey attack as Enzo Fernandez get one shot wey clear. Pedro also begin shine as e take advantage of one cross from Pedro Neto. With as e come dey stand sharp for edge of di area, na im e go collect ball and curl am past di goli wey suppose sabi better, 44-year-old Fabio.
Dem for Chelsea fit don double di score early, but Malo Gusto, di Frenchman, no fit connect well with dia chance as e header go straight to Fabio. E be like say dem go regret am when dem see Hercules wey don break through, but Marc Cucurella clear di ball off di line like say na im work.
Di game get some kind wahala when French referee Francois Letexier point to penalty, after Fluminense cross hit Thiago Santos head and then touch Trevoh Chalobah hand. But no wahala, VAR come show say no be penalty before dem wear dem comic cap.
As di game dey go on, Chelsea dey threaten more. Neto again try with one strike but dem deflect am, and di goli keeper Sanchez still dey on point when e save from Everaldo.
Den Pedro come score di second goal for 56 minutes, as Chelsea dey counter-attack. Fernandez show say im sabi find person as e send correct through-ball to Pedro. E cut inside, smash di ball off di crossbar and enter net! Wahala be that, Chelsea don dey in charge.
From dat point, na just to see di matter finish, though Sanchez get yellow card for time-wasting like movie commercial. But e no face serious action, Fluminense no fit break dem down. Moises Caicedo, on di other hand, show sign of injury at di end, and Nicolas Jackson fit don add one more goal but him shot go side-netting as e miss am small.
So, Chelsea don qualify for di final and dem dey eye di big prize, over £90million coming up next Sunday. Na real party wey dem dey prepare for as dem dey toast palm wine on di side (if dem fit chop fine).
