The insane speed of the thunderous second goal of Joao Pedro against Fluminense has been revealed.
Pedro, who came to the blues only a few days ago after completing his £ 60 million summer switch from Brighton, immediately hit the ground in a Chelsea shirt on Tuesday evening, looking twice to send his side to the World Cup Final of Sunday with a 2-0 win.
The Brazilian, who once played for Fluminense and chose not to celebrate any of his goals, scored his first in the 18th minute with an excellent curly effort before he doubled the lead early in the second half.
Pedro cut in on his favorite right foot, thundered his second goal in the bar and hit the ball with so much power that he fell on the floor before he walked away to celebrate.
FIFA analysts have measured the speed of the strike and revealed that it traveled on an amazing 75 mph (miles per hour).
Pedro, who hope to start the new Premier League season as the first choice of Enzo Maresca, amidst the competition of Nicolas Jackson and fellow summer signing of Liam Delap, the opportunity was denied to detect a hat trick on debut after he had been replaced halfway through the second half.
Impressed by the performance of the Brazilian, former Tottenham and Real Madrid -Superster Gareth Bale prizes about Pedro and was lyrical about his opening goal during the break.
“It is his chance to immediately stamp his mark in the team and he did that in a semi -final of a club World Cup,” Bale told Dazn.
Former Chelsea -midfielder John Obi Mikel added: 'He has just paid back the faith that his manager has shown in him. Fantastic finish and a great goal. '
The blues will compete against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain in the World Cup final on Sunday, where the Chelsea tournament has already earned a considerable fund to add to their transfer Kitty.
Thanks to the goals scored by Pedro, who practically pays for himself at this stage, Chelsea earned an extra £ 22 million extra on top of the £ 60 million that they had already secured by participating in the FIFA tournament of the United States.