Chelsea vs Flamengo LIVE: Result and reaction as Flamengo come from behind to win and Jackson sent off after just four minutes on pitch
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea: Enzo Maresca’s side imploded in the second half as Flamengo came from behind to score twice in six minutes and substitute Nicolas Jackson was sent off
Chelsea suffered a damaging defeat to Flamengo in their second match of the Club World Cup group stages, having led until the 62nd minute before rapidly imploding.
Enzo Maresca’s side opened the competition with a 2-0 win over LAFC earlier this week but could not replicate that today in Philadelphia.
Instead it was the Brazilian side who took the spoils, coming from behind to score twice in a chaotic six minute spell after Pedro Neto put Chelsea ahead inside the first 15 minutes.
Flamengo substitute Bruno Henrique scored a tap-in to equalise and minutes later turned provider as Danilo put the ‘home’ side in front, roared on by a vocal contingent of travelling fans.
Another substitute, this time Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, was then sent off a mere four minutes after coming on for stamping on Ayrton Lucas’ shin, and the remarkable turnaround was complete as another sub, 20-year-old Wallace Yan, scored his first goal for the side inside the final 10 minutes of normal time.
Follow all the latest build-up, team news and updates from the Lincoln Financial Field below:
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
90+2 mins: More subs for Flamengo. Araujo and Plata, who registered an assist, come off for Pedro and Michael. Araujo in particular is all smiles as he hugs his teammates and heads to the bench.
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
90 mins: Gusto takes it very short to Neto, who takes a touch and launches it goalwards - but it ricochets down past Guiu and Rossi gets there to send it behind, punching the air.
SEVEN minutes added on. Enough time for a late twist?
Rossi collects the corner with ease.
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
89 mins: Ooh, Sanchez comes way off his line to make a clearance and is very lucky that Lavia gets there to do it for him.
Gusto is harried by two defenders at the sideline and just about keeps the ball in play. Chelsea have a spell of possession.
Pulgar is lucky not to get a second caution for pulling back Caicedo. He does however concede another free kick.
Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
87 mins: Caicedo is sent tumbling by Pulgar, who goes straight into the book.
As a result Chelsea get a free-kick right in the centre, about 30 yards out. Madueke and Chalobah stand over it... the ref gives the wall, and Cucurella, a talking-to for some argy-bargy.
Madueke sends it over the wall, and over the bar. Directionless. Poor.
GOAL! Flamengo 3-1 Chelsea
83 mins: Rough and ready, but Flamengo have a third!
The substitutes run on to celebrate and it’s another sub who created the moment of magic, Wallace, who’s been on the pitch about 30 seconds!
The 20-year-old scores his first goal for Flamengo, playing a one-two with Plata in the box, running back onto Plata’s ball to poke it beyond some hapless Chelsea defenders. He’s got all the time in the world in the end. What a moment for the youngster.
Flamengo 2-1 Chelsea
82 mins: Substitutions for both sides now: Gerson and Wesley are replaced by Wallace and Varela. Palmer and Fernandez come off for Guiu and Madueke.
Flamengo 2-1 Chelsea
81 mins: Wesley has some attention paid to his hamstring as he’s down on the pitch. The medical staff come on and Chelsea aren’t happy at what they see as time-wasting. The clock is ticking into the final ten minutes in Philadelphia.
Palmer takes a free-kick, it curls out to Fernandez at the far post, but his header flicks onto the roof of the net.
Flamengo 2-1 Chelsea
78 mins: Gerson goes for a curling strike but it curls a bit too much and into the path of Sanchez, who gets the clearance.
Maresca has his head in his hands as one of his players sends ex-Chelsea man Jorginho tumbling into a pile of water bottles on the sideline.
Araujo plays it forward for Gerson in the box but it goes bobbling towards Sanchez and runs out of steam.
Flamengo 2-1 Chelsea
74 mins: Gerson gets a yellow for a late challenge on Cucurella.
Another cooling break comes at the right time for Chelsea, you’d have to say. A penny for Enzo Maresca’s thoughts...
So far this has been a tale of two substitutes: Henrique the magic man for Flamengo, Jackson a horror show for Chelsea.
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