He West Ham he did his homework before an intentional Larnaca, who started the game with ambition but fell against Antonio who was the man of the match with a brace (0-2). David Moyes’ charges secured a crucial victory in the first leg of the Conference League round of 16 to set foot and a half into the next round of the tournament.
The conflict between AEK Larnaca and West Ham It started with both teams trying, neither wanting to start the house on the roof. The ‘Hammers’ played it out in a competition that should serve as a balm for a black season for the English team, who live just one point from relegation to the Premier League.
Larnaca comes out with a lot of personality
The ‘Irons’ got down to work to wear down AEK with long ball possessions. However, the local team is very well planted on the table of Agia Sofia, without going through any problem and activating the machinery through counterattacks. Exactly, the Cypriot team had the first clear chance of the match, after a good header from Rafa Guimaraes from a corner kick, the ball went a few centimeters away from the crossbar.
AEK managed to shake off the dominance of West Ham with a stroke of the pen, thanks to the continuous arrival in the area through the lateral centers that cannot find the finisher by millimeters. The rivalry took place on the path that Larnaca wanted, with a very direct game and no news of the attack of the British team. However, the West Ham can disturb by a distant auction of Lanzini in the Cyprus box, although his shot went slightly wide.
Antonio’s show is starting
The group of david moyes began to wake up as a result of Benrahma’s individual actions towards the end of the break, something that AEK would pay dearly for. Antonio managed to finish off a header which was a good cross which was measured by the Algerian player himself to make it 0-1 on the scoreboard.
The goal reinvigorated the ‘hammers‘, and especially to Antonio, who continued to be inspired to create a work of art with a long shot that went into the top corner of Piric. Things went well for the English team, who left with a golden lead at the end of the first 45 minutes thanks to a double from the London player.
Larnaca took to the pitch in the second half knowing they had to do everything they could to avoid a bye in the round of 16 Conference League early however, Anthony He had other plans, and was about to end the tie with a cross shot that hit the post.
The author of the double for West Ham He had to be substituted around the 60th minute of the game due to calf problems, terrible news for the English team, who lost their best asset in the match. Despite this, the coach of the joint Premier League He took the opportunity to put fresh blood on the green, bringing in benched heavyweights like Bowen, Soucek and Scamacca.
0-2 and a half tie in pocket
The maroon team dropped a treasury-conscious gear that resulted, while the AEK They tried to hit the opposition area with crosses that couldn’t find a finisher, a trend that continued for most of the half. 0-2 filled a West Ham with confidence who brought in another star for a goal in the final minutes of the match, Lucas Paqueta.
The rivalry ended with the victory of the London team against a Larnaca side that could not match the services offered by the visiting team after the first goal. In this way, West Ham added an important victory to face the return with calmness in London Olympic Stadium.
Source: La Verdad
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