YOKOHAMA — Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero
scored in the 69th minute Sunday to give Corinthians a 1-0 victory over Chelsea
in the final of the Club World Cup.
After the Brazilian team withstood steady pressure
from Chelsea, Paulinho broke into the box and laid it off to Danilo, whose shot
deflected off a defender before Guerrero stole in to head the looping ball past
goalkeeper Petr Cech.
The Copa Libertadores champions joined Barcelona as
the only teams to win the tournament twice, after their first title in 2000.
The loss adds to the recent disappointments for
Chelsea, which this month became the first defending champion to be eliminated
in the group stage of the Champions League.
Chelsea was reduced to 10 men when Gary Cahill was
given a straight red card for a rough challenge on Emerson in the final minute
of regulation. Fernando Torres headed in a goal in injury time but was ruled
offside.
The huge turnout
of Corinthians fans among the sellout crowd of 68,725 created a Sao Paulo-like
atmosphere at Nissan Stadium, the best
ever for a Club World Cup match held in Japan.
Adapted from japantoday.com
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