Match Report: Madrid 3-1 Chelsea

Real Madrid 3-1 Chelsea: Mourinho's Madridreunion falls flat as Ronaldo clinches cup forlos BlancosTHE CHELSEA BOSS COULD NOT SEND ONEFINAL PARTING SHOT IN HIS FORMERCLUB'S DIRECTION, AS A DOUBLE FROMRONALDO AND A MARCELO OPENER SENTTHE SPANISH SIDE ON THEIR WAY TOVICTORYREAL MADRID HAVE WON
THEINTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP THANKSTO A 3-1 VICTORY OVER CHELSEA IN THEFINAL AT THE SUN LIFE STADIUM IN MIAMION WEDNESDAY NIGHT.MARCELO OPENED THE SCORING AFTER AQUARTER OF AN HOUR FOLLOWING ASTRONG START FROM THE SPANSH SIDE,ONLY FOR RAMIRES TO RESTORE PARITYWITHIN MOMENTS WITH A COOL FINISH.BUT RONALDO SOON TOOK MATTERS INTOHIS OWN HAND, BLASTING AN EXQUISITEFREE-KICK HOME AFTER HALF AN HOUR,BEFORE HEADING HOME THE CLINCHEREARLY IN THE SECOND HALF.AND THERE WAS SIMPLY NO WAY BACKFOR CHELSEA AFTER THAT, AS MADRIDTOOK THE STING OUT OF THE GAME IN THETIME THAT REMAINED TO COMDEMN JOSEMOURINHO TO DEFEAT AGAINST HISFORMER TEAM.MADRID WERE QUICK OFF THE BLOCKS,WITH THEIR FIRST SIGHT ON GOAL COMINGAFTER ONLY THREE MINUTES, WHEN LUKAMODRIC RELEASED KARIM BENZEMA DOWNTHE LEFT FOR A SHOT THAT TESTER PETRCECH AT HIS NEAR POST.AND AFTER A SERIES OF WARNINGS FROMMADRID, MARCELO WOULD STRIKE THEKILLER BLOW IN THE 14TH MINUTE,RUNNING GOALSIDE OF RAMIRES INTO THEBOX AND SLOTTING A LOW FINISH INTOTHE RIGHT SIDE.BUT AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, CHELSEAWERE LEVEL BARELY TWO MINUTES AFTERTHE RESTART, WITH RAMIRES REDEEMINGHIMSELF BY BURSTING THROUGH THEMADRID CENTRE BACKS AND LOBBING IKERCASILLAS WITH A COMPOSED FINISH.MADRID WERE NOT DAUNTED BY THESETBACK, HOWEVER, AND CONTINUED TOPILE FORWARD IN THE CHELSEA HALF,WITH THE ENGLISH SIDE STRUGGLING TOGATHER ANY ATTACKING MOMENTUM OFTHEIR OWN.AND JUST PAST THE HALF HOUR MARK, LOSBLANCOS WOULD MAKE THEIRSUPERIORITY COUNT ONCE AGAIN.RONALDO, AFTER HE WAS FOULED 25YARDS FROM GOAL, TOOK RESPONSIBILITYFOR THE FREE-KICK, AND SMASHED AWONDERFUL EFFORT IN OFF THEUNDERSIDE OF THE BAR.CHELSEA THOUGH, BEGAN TO SHAKE OFFTHEIR SHACKLES AS THE HALF DREW TO ACLOSE. FRANK LAMPARD TURNEDSUPERBLY INTO A 20-YARD DRIVE, WHICHWAS PARRIED WITH EQUAL SKILL BYCASILLAS, WHO WAS QUICK TO THEREBOUND AHEAD OF ROMELU LUKAKU.AND THE BLUES CARRIED THAT MOMENTUM INTO THE SECOND HALF, WITH EDEN HAZARD NEARLY DRAWING THEM LEVEL AFTER A STUNNING RUN PAST TWO PLAYERS AND A STINGING SHOT THAT FORCED THE VERY BEST OUT OF CASILLAS.