EXTRA TIME

Still, all is not lost

April 29, 2022 at 6:57 am Leave a comment

Still, all is not lost. Not by any measure. West Ham we’re stunned by a quick goal within the first minute of the game, but they can hurt Frankfurt, striking the woodwork three times in total, Bowen hit the post and late in the game the crossbar – it was a spectacular bicycle kick in added time (above) – and there was no sense of the Hammers being outclassed in this semi-final.

On the balance of play they could easily have claimed a draw, and perhaps even more, although there were also reasons to be wary in the second le.

Now, unfortunately, it could easily be an all German Europa League final in Seville instead of a British one: Rangers also lost 0-1 to RB Leipzig, though they now have a home game next. There’s still all to play for. Come on you Irons!

West Ham left needing famous fightback to keep final dream alive (The Telegraph): digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/956/reader/reader.html

West Ham down but not out after battling display (The Times): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f03600c0-c717-11ec-81c0-e8eabc9951c2?shareToken=c137b12fbffafec0718c2dfd16bf3ff3

West Ham United 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt: Hammers trail after first leg (BBC): https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61249148

“Nothing has been decided or settled yet. Lest we forget, Eintracht Frankfurt have won once at home in four months in all competitions, a team who thrive at breaking games open but are often less adept at controlling them.” (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/apr/28/michael-antonio-strives-in-vain-to-add-twist-of-the-unknown-for-west-ham

David Moyes on last night’s Europa League defeat:

“I’m disappointed but we move on and we focus on the next game. We’re getting ready for the Arsenal game right now.”

▶️ Jarrod Bowen 🚲 kick

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