Update
The Luz Club lost with Chelsea in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. The game was interrupted for several hours because of the thunderstorm.
Benfica was this Saturday eliminated from the Club World Cup, losing with Chelsea 4-1 in the round of 16 .
Reece James, from the English, scored the first goal of the match on 64 minutes.
On Benfica’s side, Di Maria scored in compensation time, taking the match for extension after several hours of play interrupted because of the thunderstorm.
But the Benfiquista goal was not enough.
Christopher Nkunku marked the second of the English in the second part of the extension. The Portuguese Pedro Neto, Chelsea player, made the third, increasing the difference in the marker. And the fourth goal was scored Dewsbury-Hall.
The English will play with Palmeiras, from Abel Ferreira, in the quarterfinals, at dawn from Friday to Saturday. Brazilians, in the first game of the ‘octaves’, after extension.
In Charlotte, bad weather forced Slovenian referee Slavko Vinvic to interrupt the meeting. The players collected at the resort for several hours. American law imposes the interruption of public events in thunder situations.