The London Stadium witnessed a fairy-tale ending as Ukrainian international Andriy Yarmolenko scored an extra-time winner to overcome Sevilla and send West Ham into the quarter-finals of the Europa League. The Ukrainian striker pounced on a rebound from Pablo Fornals fierce shot to slot home a dramatic and emotional winner for the Hammers.
David Moyes’ side arrived into the contest with plenty to do, after Sevilla ground out a 1-0 victory over the Hammers in the first leg. And the La Liga giants would have doubled their advantage were it not for an astounding save from Alfonso Areola.
Ludwig Augustinsson darted down the Hammers’ right flank and found Youssef El-Nesyri on the six yard line, but the Sevilla hitman’s powerful effort was somehow clawed away to safety by Areola. His save proved to be vital as Tomas Soucek rose highest to head Michail Antonio’s cross back across goal and into the far corner to level the tie on aggregate.
