2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League

cmac2009

In a world full of woeful co-commentators Robbie Savage stands tall above all others.

y0ssar1an22

fiorentina hit back quickly. 1-1

AllGunsBlazing

It's all happening now.

mobydopy

1-1 !!

The game has finally come alive

Pipmae

Game on!

sligeach

Walked away for a few minutes. Came back in just as Benrahma was dispatching a penalty. Watched the replays, that's very harsh on Fiorentina, the same kind of #### that happened in the FA Cup final.

Need to catch up. Fiorentina equalise while I'm watching replays of the first goal. Justice done in my opinion.

Hammer Archer

Knew we would be in trouble with Zouma going off. Kehrer is dreadful in a two man central defence.

breezy1985

Good to see the team actually playing football get one back.

Hammer Archer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688051#Comment_120688051

He punches the ball away from Bowen. Not sure how it could be a clearer penalty.

y0ssar1an22

thats a bad miss by fiorentina

sligeach

Should be 2-1 Fiorentina. Poor finish, not even on target from 10 yards out.

~Rebel~

Antonio blessed the flag went up there - would've been a shocking 1-on-1 miss in a final otherwise.

Mushy

I wonder would Fiorentina have gotten a penalty if they hadn't gotten the goal, lad was taken out of it in the air from the diagonal ball.

Fiorentina certainly on top since the penalty though

I wonder if Delaney thinks rice was at fault there!

AllGunsBlazing

Hope for the best seems to be Moyes' tactics.

omega man

Rice not having a good game

SlickRic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688105#Comment_120688105

Worst I've ever seen him play potentially.

~Rebel~

West Ham's passing is just atrocious... often without even being under pressure. Feels like they're very nervy.

~Rebel~

So, West Ham don't have their shirt sponsor since it's a betting company and that's not allowed in Spain - but just a min ago all the billboards round the ground were for Bwin, a betting company. Seems a bit odd...?

omega man

Wow

Pipmae

OMG yes!

eigrod

What a time to score

mobydopy

Scenes !!

y0ssar1an22

2-1 WHU after 89 mins. moyes charging!

breezy1985

Great ball. Thought VAR was gonna ruin the moment.

omega man

Bowen is class

machiavellianme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688155#Comment_120688155

In fairness, if VAR is ruling out those, something is wrong. The offside rule was originally to stop strikers hatching in the box, not for picking it up in almost your own half and running the pitch to slot home.

Loafing Oaf

What are you doing ref?

y0ssar1an22

congrats to the hammers

citytillidie

Final Result

ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 1 V 2 West Ham United FC (ENG)

2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League Winners

West Ham United FC (ENG)

Mushy

Fair play to West Ham anyway

mobydopy

So happy for Moyesy

hynesie08

Fair play to the BT sport commentators, 100% neutral.......

y0ssar1an22

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688187#Comment_120688187

i'm pleased for west ham but robbie savage would drive you nuts

omega man

Awful match but hammers won’t care and rightly so. Congratulations from a gooner.

Hammer Archer

.YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!

Charlie19

Delighted for Moysey.

AllGunsBlazing

Calling it now - with Rice gone and Moyes virtually unsackable, West Ham are getting relegated next year.

rob316

Congrats delighted for the hammers and moyes

sligeach

I walked away again. I thought the game was drifting to extra-time. Obviously not. So West Ham won. Ah well, nice for West Ham to win something. They can brag about that over Spurs fans.

SEPT 23 1989

Delighted for the West Ham fans

~Rebel~

Look, of course the circumstances are different - but the visceral difference in exactly what a trophy means between the reaction of West Ham players tonight and the City players last weekend... even aside from the obvious City issues, it really shows up how much better football is when the trophies aren't stockpiled by the same few clubs.

gormdubhgorm

You would swear it was an Irish team that won this judging by the tone on Virgin Media.

AllGunsBlazing

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688250#Comment_120688250

The way it's going the conference and the europa might be the only trophies anyone else in the EPL will be winning for a while.

nullzero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688222#Comment_120688222

I'd echo that.

He's been a good manager in his time and deserves more success than a community shield to his name.

gormdubhgorm

I must say the West Ham jerseys are unique haven’t seen one like it.

retalivity

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688191#Comment_120688191

There's worse to come....Joe Cole

nullzero

A disappointing week for Italian football all the same, Roma losing the Europa League final now Fiorentina losing tonight and Inter about to get demolished by City on Saturday.

The glory days of the 80's and 90's feel a long time ago at this stage.

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688250#Comment_120688250

No teams were stockpiling trophies in the 80’s and 90’s of course

time stands still for no man

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120688327#Comment_120688327

The point wasn't about City specifically - it's about football. Football is worse when the same few teams win everything. Seeing how much that really genuinely mattered to West Ham players tonight was a bit of a reminder of what winning can mean.