{"id":417673,"date":"2023-06-08T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T06:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=417673"},"modified":"2023-06-08T09:21:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T06:21:22","slug":"bowen-nets-late-winner-in-historic-win-fiorentina-1-2-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/bowen-nets-late-winner-in-historic-win-fiorentina-1-2-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen nets late winner in historic win: Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SONNA – Jarrod Bowen\u2019s last-minute winner saw West Ham end their 43-year wait for a trophy with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Hammers won a first piece of silverware since 1980\u2019s FA Cup, and a first European trophy since 1965, on a historic and emotional night in Prague.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Yes, it may be only Europe\u2019s third-tier competition, the one treated as an unwanted distraction by Tottenham, among others, in its inaugural form last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But this is West Ham. The West Ham who routinely see relegation as an occupational hazard. The West Ham who made a song and dance of leaving their old stadium and an almighty hash of moving into the new one. The West Ham who had to go begging to their former manager to save them from the drop, 18 months after they got rid of him when he had done just that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Just nine weeks ago that same manager watched as the away fans unfurled a \u2018Moyes Out\u2019 banner during a scratchy 1-0 win over Fulham, which likely saved his job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now David Moyes has written his name in West Ham folklore, joining Ron Greenwood and John Lyall as trophy-winning Hammers managers. A place in next season\u2019s Europa League means the club has qualified for Europe three campaigns in a row, for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And what a way to sign off for Declan Rice, destined to leave this summer but with the legacy of becoming only the third captain, along with Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds, to lift silverware in the club\u2019s 128-year history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Hammers have given their fans, 5,000 of whom were \u2014 officially at least \u2014 in attendance and the 20,000-or so who just wanted to be in Prague for their first European final in 47 years, the ride of their lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A campaign that began in August \u2014 three prime ministers ago \u2014 and has taken in trips to Denmark (twice), Belgium, Romania, Cyprus, Belgium again, and the Netherlands, finally culminated in a glory night in the Czech capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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West Ham\u2019s supporters occupied at least two thirds of the Eden Arena and could have sold out the 20,000-seater stadium three times over, so it was a shame to see hundreds of empty seats in the Fiorentina end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Their travelling support has been almost exclusively good-natured throughout the campaign, so it was also a shame to see West Ham fans throwing missiles onto the pitch at Fiorentina players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They were mainly plastic pint cups, but just before half-time at least one more sinister object left Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi with a nasty cut on the back of his head, forcing referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande to briefly halt play while a message over the PA system implored the fans to stop throwing missiles. A UEFA inquest will surely follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the next Fiorentina corner Christian Kouame\u2019s header came back off a post and Luka Jovic prodded in the rebound, but to West Ham\u2019s \u2014 and particularly goalkeeper Alphonse Areola\u2019s \u2014 relief he was flagged offside.<\/p>\n

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