Charlotte, June 29 -- Chelsea scored three extra-time goals to reach the quarterfinals of the
FIFA Club World Cup with a 4-1 win over Benfica in a match interrupted by bad weather.
Chelsea captain Reece James opened the scoring with a 64th-minute free kick before the match was suspended for almost two hours due to lightning in the Charlotte area on Saturday.
Angel Di Maria equalized from the penalty spot nine minutes after the restart but Benfica was reduced to 10 men early in extra time when Gianluca Prestianni was sent off for a second booking.
Chelsea then opened the floodgates as Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall netted in the space of nine minutes, setting up a clash with Brazil's Palmeiras next Friday.
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