Frank Lampard put his England woes behind him to score Chelsea's winner in a 1-0 pre-season victory over Feyenoord on Tuesday.
The midfielder, who suffered poor form at the World Cup, profited from a moment of brilliance from Andriy Shevchenko after 52 minutes to clinch victory for the English champions.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho started with virtually a full-strength side, barring goalkeeper Petr Cech who was not in the squad and defender John Terry who was a substitute.
Michael Ballack, Shevchenko and Didier Drogba all missed good chances for Chelsea, who play the Community Shield against Cup winners Liverpool on Sunday in Cardiff.
Lampard made no mistake, however, flicking the ball into teh net after a great pass from Shevchenko.
Feyenoord's best chance came in the final minute when a free kick from Pierre van Hooijdonk hit the post with goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini beaten.
"It was a very good training session for us and for them," Mourinho told reporters.
"It was a serious match and I am happy with it. We are now training for 10 days and there is a revolution going on in my team.
"At this moment we are only short at the back and are looking for one more player."
Asked if Chelsea were any nearer to signing Arsenal's England left back Ashley Cole, Mourinho said: "Arsenal received an offer from Chelsea for Ashley Cole and now we have to wait for their decision, that is all we can do."
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