Fiorentina 1 West Ham 2 LIVE RESULT: Bowen becomes Hammers hero after firing Irons to epic Conference League final win
WEST HAM have WON their first European triumph in 58 years after beating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final - and they had to do it the hard way.
Said Benrahma fired the Hammers ahead with a well-executed penalty.
But their lead was quickly wiped out by midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura.
However, Jarrod Bowen became a Hammers hero after scoring a stoppage-time strike to seal the deal in Prague
- LIVE RESULT: Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham
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- Fiorentina XI: Terracciano; Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Amrabat, Mandragora; Gonzalez, Kouame, Jovic
- West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Rice, Soucek; Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio; Benrahma
- Premier League teams' fate if West Ham win
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West Ham 1-0 Fiorentina
64. That goal has given West Ham added confidence.
They are getting stuck into the challenge all over the pitch now.
Amrabat is penalised for a foul, the Hammers striving forward still.
West Ham 1-0 Fiorentina
62. Massive goal for West Ham.
Benrahma sends the keeper the wrong way as he smashes the ball home.
The Hammers fans erupt as the ball hits the back of the net.
Goal - Said Benrahma (West Ham)
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60. Huge chance for West Ham here now.
Tough call for the Italians but by the letter of the law it struck the hand of the defender.
Big pressure on Benrahma from the spot.
Penalty to West Ham
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58. The ball is played into Bowen, as he takes it on the chest it appears it strikes the hand of the Fiorentina player.
VAR has asked the referee to come and have a look at the monitor.
This usually only means one thing.
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56. Sofyan Amrabat is still proving a thorn in the side of the Hammers.
Paqueta isn't the sort of player who offers the defensive side to the game and as a result, the Moroccan midfielder is having a field day.
West Ham are still trying to use Antonio as a focal point with people playing off him with the long ball.
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54. Aguerd is shown a yellow card for his part in the challenge which seems a little harsh on the Hammers defender.
Both players were going for the ball and neither was showing intent to hurt the opponent.
No Fiorentina players have been booked so far tonight.
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52. We were expecting a game with a lot of goals but the way this is panning out, this final could be decided by a single goal.
Aguerd and Gonzalez have a nasty coming together, with both players flat out on the floor.
Initially it looked like both players had their eye on the ball.
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50. Bowen goes to ground in the box, claiming a penalty.
The replay shows the contact was not enough for VAR to award a penalty at all.
Benrahma gets away with one as he has a swipe at a player.
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48. As soon as West Ham win the ball back they are gifting possession back to the Italians.
This needs to change as it is not sustainable for the London outfit.
Antonio holds the ball up well and wins a free kick.
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46. Cabral has a terrific scoring record for Fiorentina.
He will cause David Moyes' a headache in this second half.
The Italians continue the second half on the front foot.
Kick-off: West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
We are back underway in Prague.
West Ham get the second half started.
The Hammers need a big performance now.
Cabral has come for Jovic at half time.
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If you happened to miss the entire World Cup in Qatar, you may not have seen the abilities of Sofyan Amrabat.
He is controlling the game in the middle of the park today and West Ham need to find a way to shut him down.
Moyes may need to get someone like Declan Rice to man mark him.
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The Italians have dominated the ball in the first half but have struggled to test Areola in the Hammers' goal.
Fiorentina gave West Ham a scare at the end of the half which should act as a warning to them.
Replays showed it was the right decision and Jovic was fractionally offside as the ball was headed forward.
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The referee brings the first half to a close.
What a dramatic end to the half, West Ham had a massive reprieve with that goal being disallowed.
David Moyes will need to rally his troops in the interval.
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45+4. West Ham have had a huge let off.
Luka Jovic finds the back of the net but the goal is ruled out.
Kouame's header came back off the post before the Fiorentina striker heads the ball home.
The striker was just offside when Kouame headed the ball.
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45+2. Fiorentina are trying to create something in added time.
West Ham have dealt well with the aerial threat of crosses so far.
The Italians have yet to have a shot on target in this game.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
45. West Ham have come into the game more in the latter stages of the first half.
They need to do this more consistently to put Fiorentina under some pressure in the right end of the pitch.
We are going to have four minutes of added time.
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43. Coufal whips a deep cross from the right flank to the back post.
Soucek wins it and heads it back across goal but there is no one there in a West Ham shirt.
Better stuff from David Moyes' side.
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41. Emerson whips in a corner for West Ham and Fiorentina struggle to defend it as they head it behind for another corner.
As the next attempt comes in, the Fiorentina player mishits his clearance and Rice looks to drill a shot at goal but it is well blocked.
West Ham come forward once again and win a free kick in a dangerous position.
West Ham 0-0 Fiorentina
39. Despite all their possession in this first half, the Italians have not really created much so far.
David Moyes is losing his mind on the touchline at how easily his side are giving the ball away.
West Ham will do well to get to half time level and regroup.
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37. This is why stadiums stop letting fans take drinks to their seats.
Totally unnecessary.
Bowen is fouled on the halfway line and the referee awards the Hammers a free kick.
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35. As Beraghi has a bandage put on the cut on his head, the stadium announcers warn the fans behind the goal.
The protocol is to take the players off the pitch if this continues.
At the West Ham end, the pitch has looked like Wetherspoons at closing time on a Bank Holiday.
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33. Gonzalez is causing some problems down the right wing.
As he dances passed his marker a great covering challenge wins the ball at the expense of a corner.
As the Fiorentina player comes to take the corner he is struck by a cup from the West Ham end.
The Italian player has blood streaming from his head as a result.
Terrible behaviour from the West Ham contingent behind the goal.
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