Fiorentina vs West Ham 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Final
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West Ham score late to beat Fiorentina in Europa Conference League final
Jarrod Bowen scored in the 90th minute as West Ham United secured a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday to clinch a first major European trophy in over half a century.
Match Commentary
- 31': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Arthur Cabral replaces Luka Jovic because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, West Ham United 0.
- 53': Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Kurt Zouma because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Christian Kouamé.
- 62': Goal! Fiorentina 0, West Ham United 1. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 66': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Goal! Fiorentina 1, West Ham United 1. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
- 68': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Igor Julio replaces Luca Ranieri.
- 85': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Goal! Fiorentina 1, West Ham United 2. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+1': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Rolando Mandragora.
- 90'+4': Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Michail Antonio.
- 90'+7': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 17,363
Statistics
 WHU |
FIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.4 | Possession | 67.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 145 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 218 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 21 | Clearances | 16 |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Terracciano (GK) |
| 16 | Luca Ranieri |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic  |
| 3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 2 | Dodô |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 38 | Rolando Mandragora |
| 5 | Giacomo Bonaventura |
| 7 | Luka Jovic |
| 99 | Christian Kouamé |
| 22 | Nicolás González |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 11 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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