Roman Abramovich’s men beat Palmeiras 2-1 in Abu Dhabi thanks to a Kai Havertz winner in extra time

Chelsea completed their trophy cabinet under Roman Abramovich’s ownership by beating Palmeiras in extra time in the Club World Cup final on Saturday.

Following a cagey first half in Abu Dhabi, Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock on 55 minutes with a header from a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross. 

Nine minutes later, however, the Brazilians won a penalty when Thiago Silva handled a cross while going up for the ball, and Raphael Veiga converted the resulting spot kick. 

As neither side could find a winner in the second half, the tie went to extra time where Chelsea were also given a chance to score from 12 yards out.

This came as a result of Luan mimicking Silva by also blocking with his hand, and Kai Havertz made no mistake when he sent Weverton the wrong way as Abramovich clapped in celebration high up in the stands.

After netting the sole goal in the Champions League final against Manchester City in Porto last May, Havertz was once again the hero and Chelsea now boast the final piece of silverware that had eluded them until now.

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Source: RT