Poznan's Filip Szymczak, right, challenges for the ball with Austria Wien's Marvin Martins during the Group C Conference League soccer match between Austria ...
West Ham comfortably saw off the threat of Silkeborg in the Europa Conference League on Thursday thanks to Pablo Fornals' first-half penalty.
Silkeborg passed the ball well but were unable to truly penetrate the Irons’ defence; Alphonse Areola had to make a couple of decent saves in the second half, but this was ultimately a comfortable performance. Fornals scored the only goal of the game from the spot on 22 minutes, after Mikey Antonio was fouled in the area by Silkeborg’s goalkeeper. The game was significant in the sense that the Irons technically needed a point to seal top spot in Group B.
West Ham maintained their 100 per cent record in the UEFA Europa Conference League and won Group B with a 1-0 victory over Silkeborg, despite a poor m.
“Let’s face it, there’s not many here tonight,” Abrahams said with 30 minutes to go. “The game didn’t really mean a lot and it’s very expensive to come to football, as we already know, so the atmosphere is poor, the game is poor, it’s like a training ground exercise.” “Literally he was passed the ball by a defender who didn’t see him there and from 15 yards out he didn’t even hit the target.”
Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze, right, celebrates with teammate Kiko Femenia after scoring his side's first goal during the Europa Conference League Group C ...
David Moyes was a happy man after West Ham took their place in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League with a 1-0 victory over Silkeborg on Thursday.
It was a really good opening game for him." We were irritated by the scrappy penalty." "The biggest thing tonight was that we didn't get many goals.