Chelsea vs. Inter: Score, Grades and Post-Match Reaction

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Published: August 2, 2013

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Chelsea began their four-match tour of the United States with a 2-0 win over Inter Milan on Thursday night. 

Playing at Lucas Oil Stadium as part of the 2013 International Champions Cup, the Blues got first-half goals from Oscar and Eden Hazard and managed to keep Milan off the scoreboard in the second half for the victory. 

The tournament's official Twitter account had the post as the score became final:



Fox Soccer also weighed in with Chelsea's next opponent:



Inter Milan almost got an early score that would have certainly changed the flow of the match. In the 11th minute, Fredy Guarin narrowly missed a volley past Petr Cech, as the ball went just wide of the post. 

In retrospect, it was really Inter's best chance of the match. There were others, but the Italian club failed to set the tone in the match and Chelsea quickly responded. 

Oscar got Chelsea on the board in the 13th minute. Two minutes after the Guarin shot, Victor Moses led a 3-on-2 run down the middle of the pitch before finding Oscar just outside the left of the box. 



After stopping and regathering himself for the strike, Oscar curled one over the head of Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic in the upper-right part of the net to give the Blues a 1-0 lead. 

Chelsea's official Twitter account had this post, as the young attacker gave Jose Mourinho's side something to cheer about early on in the match:



It wouldn't take long for the Blues to strike again: 



The English Premier League side created chances throughout the opening minutes of the game, and those chances led to a penalty kick before the first third of the game had run off the clock. 

Alvaro Pereira got a little too aggressive in his challenge of Moses just outside the right of the box in the 29th ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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