Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham: West Ham United defeated Fiorentina on Wednesday, to win the Conference League in Prague. Jarrod Bowen scored the triumphant goal not long before time: 1-2. After winning the FA Cup in 1980 (not counting the Intertoto Cup in 1999), this is West Ham’s first major trophy in 43 years.
Bowen wins the European trophy for West Ham
It was anything but a memorable match for a long time. In particular, the first half was a huge disappointment with only one successful shot. Furthermore, that began in the very first minute: Pietro Terracciano was unfazed by a roller from Michail Antonio. The goal from Luka Jovic was disallowed and is not included to his number. It turned out that the striker for Fiorentina scored from an offside position after what appeared to be the opening goal just before halftime.
There were not really any instances of energy between these two minutes. Fiorentina, led by Sofyan Amrabat, was more powerful, but they didn’t make any chances. Declan Rice of West Ham came closest to scoring: His shot missed the mark. The West Ham fans who went along continually tossed things on the field, basically cups, and after the greater part an hour Fiorentina skipper Cristiano Biraghi was hit on the head. He suffered a deep wound resulting in intense bleeding; After a physical issue treatment, the game proceeded.
Second Half
Two goals scored in the span of five minutes made the second half a little more exciting. After more than an hour, a penalty kick awarded after Biraghi’s unfortunate handball gave West Ham the lead. Said Benrahma put the ball on the spot after a lengthy VAR check, and he hit it perfectly hard: 0-1.
The response from Fiorentina was not long in coming. Rolando Mandragora’s goal for Fiorentina was just wide of the mark after Giacomo Bonaventura’s placed shot in the far corner (1-1). West Ham also generated some additional excitement, but Antonio’s opportunity was disallowed for offside, and Tomas Soucek’s shot was disallowed due to a foul. Terracciano saved well after Soucek’s header almost led to an English victory.
After a redirected shot from Amrabat. It appeared to be that the battle in Prague would get an additional half hour. However, Lucas Paquetá and Bowen prevented this: The latter skillfully tapped the ball past Terracciano before his Brazilian teammate sent him off just before the end of regulation time. Bowen won the match as a result, making West Ham the second Conference League champion after AS Roma.
