Liam Delap made his make a big appearance as Chelsea won their Club World Cup opener against Los Angeles FC in front of thousands of purge seats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Pedro Neto’s near-post shot after being sent clear in the to begin with half was taken after by a close-range tap-in from Enzo Fernandez, helped by Delap’s fine cross from the right.
However, the major talking point was an official participation of fair 22,137 fans interior the 71,000-seater arena.
Those in the ground seen a worked execution by Chelsea, but their wrapping up quality fixed triumph with striker Delap inspiring as a 64th-minute substitute taking after his £30m move from Ipswich this month.
Underdogs LAFC, highlighting World Cup-winning French team Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris, caused issues but seem not take chances which fell to Denis Bouanga and substitute David Martinez.
Midfielder Dario Essugo too made his make a big appearance for Chelsea, who have presently won eight of their past nine matches, counting the Conference Alliance last.