of West Ham david moyesalthough there is no mathematical permanence in the Premier League for sure, is one step away from giving joy to his fans this season which has been plagued by suffering since then, after coming back to beat AZ Alkmaar at the London Stadium (2-1), pretty close to their first European final in 47 years since 1976 the extinct Recopa has escaped.
The plan of Pascal Jansen It worked for him within an hour of the game. AZ, very focused on defense, tried to put the game to sleep to avoid the moves of a dangerous West Ham in the spaces.
Both teams conceded very little to their rival and in this situation of positional attacks, West Ham hardly had a chance at a good shot with a ball. benrahm saidwhat the australian got matt ryan former goalkeeper for Valencia and Real Sociedad, with a great save (17′).
Areola swallowed the 0-1
Before the break, AZ got the ball back in midfield (the Londoners protested a foul on Lucas Paqueta) and tijani reijnders finished the counter with a shot from outside the area that surprised Alphonse Areola by dribbling the ball in front of him (42′). The former goal of Real Madrid and Villarreal, where David Moyes gave the European title instead of Lukasz Fabianski, he was unlucky in action.
West Ham could not break the game despite trying Michail Antonio and a tireless Benrahma, no doubt his best player, but in the second part he gradually locked up AZ and the tie was new Bowen He had a good chance with a shot that he almost missed after receiving space from package
Benrahma equalized from a penalty
1-1 came as a result of a penalty. Ryan runs over Bowen on the jump by hitting him in the face in his attempt to clear a cross and Benrahma converted the ultimate penalty, a well-deserved reward for his outstanding performance (67′).
Antonio’s seventh goal
This goal gave wings to a West Ham who stepped on the accelerator and were clearly superior to AZ. Nine minutes later, a quarter of an hour from the end, Antonio completed the comeback on a jumbled play. Yukinari Sugawara on the same line took a header from Nayef Aguerd and the Jamaican forward needed only to push the ball to sign his seventh goal in nine Conference League games. Only Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina, with 8, scored more.
West Ham knew how to impose David Moyes’ physical and demanding game in the second half and were one step away from their European final after a 47-year wait.
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AZ ALKMAAR
West Ham: Areola; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Paquetá, Benrahma (Fornals, 90′); Antonio (English, 80′)
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AZ Alkmaar: Ryan; Sugawara, Beukema, Hatzidiakos, De Wit; Classie, Reijnders; Odgaard (Lahdo, 68′), Mijnans, Van Brederode (Mihailovic, 80′); Pavlidis
Goals: 0-1 T. Reijnders (41′), 1-1 Benrahma (pen.) (67′), 2-1 Antonio (75′)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey). Yellow cards to De Wit (16′), Paquetá (57′), Clasie (58′), Ryan (65′)
Spectators: 65,000 at the London Stadium
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Source: La Verdad

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