Chelsea, prepping for his or her first Premier League season since Todd Boehly’s consortium purchased the membership, beat Mexico’s Membership America 2-1 in a world membership pleasant in Las Vegas.
Mason Mount sealed the victory within the 83rd minute with a sensational right-footed shot from exterior the field.
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Timo Werner had given Chelsea a momentary lead within the fifty fifth minute however a sloppy backpass from Reece James resulted in an own-goal 5 minutes later that gifted Membership America the equalizer.
The 47,223 who turned out at Allegiant Stadium, house of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, watched each groups wrestle to complete within the first half.
Chelsea’s Brazilian worldwide Kenedy fired huge within the twenty fourth, Kai Havertz shot over the crossbar within the twenty ninth and within the fortieth substitute America’s keeper Oscar Jimenez blocked Thiago Silva’s header from the centre of the field.
Chelsea lastly broke by means of after the break. A minute after Michy Batshuayi’s shot went huge, James arrange Werner within the field. His shot was denied by Jimenez, however the rebound went again to the German striker who rifled in a shot from shut vary.
The benefit was erased within the sixtieth when James’s backpass caught goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli off guard and each might solely watch the ball trickle into the web.
Mount saved the day, amassing a cross from Marcos Alonso and making room to unleash a shot that beat Jimenez.
Chelsea subsequent travels to face Main League Soccer’s Charlotte FC in North Carolina on Wednesday earlier than assembly London rivals Arsenal in Orlando on Saturday.
America tackle the Premier League’s Manchester Metropolis in Houston on Wednesday.
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