West Ham United ended their nearly 60-year wait for European glory after Jarrod Bowen's late finish gave them a dramatic 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. Later on, the striker went on to score a flawless and comfortable finish to finish past goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano and send the Hammers faithful, not to mention manager David Moyes, 'to be happy. The Hammers had already taken the lead through Said Benrahma's penalty, before Giacomo Bonaventura up front leveled things up. In what should be his last night in burgundy blue, the outcome could be very good for captain Declan Rice. The England international is now enshrined in club history, as the first Hammer to lift the European Cup since the legendary Bobby Moore. The first half was tense, but not without a draw. It was the Serie A team who started slowly and did not threaten the first leg, before the game was turned off in poor conditions before the 35th minute. Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi was looking to take a corner when a shot appeared to hit him on the bench. And just before the break, Fiorentina thought they led as Christian Kouame's headed onto the post with Luka Jovic scoring rom the rebound in, but his effort was ruled out for offside. But having shown little threat in the first 45 minutes, it was West Ham seemingly emerged with an extra dimension after the break. Just before the break, Fiorentina thought they were in the lead as Christian Kouame headed in from the post and Luka Jovic headed in the rebound but his effort was ruled out for offside. But after showing little threat in the opening 45 minutes, it was West Ham who came out on level terms after the break.
But after 62 minutes, they took the lead when Bowen's shot into the box was blocked by Biraghi, with the first appeal ruled out until VAR intervened. And Benrahma rightly buried the ball to the delight of the London club's fans.But the joy was brief. Five minutes later, Nicolas Gonzalez headed Giacomo Bonaventura, and the midfielder threw in before finishing well past Alphonse Areola. Chances followed for both teams as Rolando Mandragora's side took a long shot before West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek forced Pietro Terracciano into a save. But as the clock wound down to 90 minutes, it was Bowen who was given time to enjoy.
