Chelsea Scores Early and Often in Win over Seattle

Marko Marvin scores the game-winning goal for Chelsea in the 40th minute  on Wednesday night.
(July 17, 2012--Source: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America)

It doesn't take Chelsea long to score.

It took all of 3 minutes for Chelsea to score the first goal off the foot of Romelu Lukaku. And when Eden Hazard put the team from London up 2-nil just 11 minutes into the game, all of Seattle settled in for a long game.

But the Seattle faithful roared when Fredy Montero pulled the green and blue within a goal in the 14th minute.Montero wasn't done with a solo goal, however. The 32nd minute saw Montero strike again for the Sounders, lifting the Seattle fans off their seats, as the team drew even with Chelsea.

The momentum was short lived.

Marko Marin struck for the Chelsea blue in the 40th minute, regaining the lead after only eight minutes of equal scores. Romelu Lukaku followed suit with Fredy Montero, putting away his second goal of the game for his own Chelsea squad in the 44th minute.

Chelsea took the 4-2 lead into the half, and a scoreless second half gave the Brits the victory in Seattle.

This was the first game in the Herbalife World Football Challenge 2012. The challenge will see teams ranging from Chelsea FC, Toronto FC, AC Milan, Real Madrid, and several other football clubs from around the world. The schedule for the Herbalife Challenge is as follows:

2012 Herbalife World Football Challenge Schedule (as of May 29, 2012)

Date

Game

Venue

City

Time (ET)

July 18

Seattle Sounders (MLS) vs Chelsea FC (ENG)

CenturyLink Field

Seattle, WA

9:30 pm

July 21

Toronto FC (MLS) v Liverpool FC (ENG)

Rogers Centre

Toronto, Ontario

4:00 pm

July 22

Chelsea FC (ENG) vs Paris Saint Germain (FRA)

Yankee Stadium

New York, NY

7:00 pm

July 28

Chelsea FC (ENG) vs AC Milan (ITA)

SunLife Stadium

Miami, FL

6:00 pm

July 28

D.C. United (MLS) vs Paris Saint Germain (FRA)

RFK Stadium

Washington, D.C.

7:30 pm

Aug. 2

LA Galaxy (MLS) vs Real Madrid (SPA)

The Home Depot Center

Carson, CA

10:30 pm

Aug. 5

Real Madrid (ESP) vs Santos Laguna (MEX)

Sam Boyd Stadium

Las Vegas, NV

11:00 pm

Aug. 5

Real Madrid (ESP) vs AC Milan (ITA)

Yankee Stadium

New York, NY

8:00 pm

Aug. 11

Real Madrid (ESP) vs Celtic (SCO)

Lincoln Financial Field

Philadelphia, PA

1:30 pm

        (Schedule from http://sports.herbalife.com/en-US/Events/World_Football_Challenge.htm)

The next game on the schedule for Herbalife Challenge is Saturday afternoon in Toronto, Ontario at 4pm. The Rogers Centre in Toronto will see Major League Soccer club Toronto FC take on English Premiere League contender Liverpool FC.