The Europa League semi-finals saw Eintracht Frankfurt enjoy a dream start at the London Stadium as they scored within the first minute in a 2-1 win over West Ham.
The Bundesliga side broke the deadlock in seconds as Rafael Santos Borre broke down the flank and crossed into Ansgar Knauff at the far post to head in and shock the Hammers' faithful in the stands.
A visibly furious David Moyes saw his team react, with Michail Antonio central to much of what the Irons produced.
Their pressure paid off as Jarred Bowen hit the post after smart work by Antonio, and then the winger scored himself as he got on the end of a set piece following Kurt Zouma's flick on.
That levelled the tie heading into the second half, where West Ham continued to threaten at set pieces.
It was the Germans who found a breakthrough as Daichi Kamada pounced onto a rebound in the box as Alphonse Areola couldn't keep hold of Jesper Lindstrom's effort.
In a real end-to-end encounter, Said Benrahma hit the post at one end with a long-range effort, as did Kamada as he went for a second goal, only for Craig Dawson to deflect it onto the woodwork.
Oliver Glasner's team now have the advantage ahead of the return fixture at the Deutsche Bank Park next Thursday.
KreddyKall
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with rickety Zouma the only available center back? I pray they set up that way self🙏 they cannot withstand the pressure
you underestimate Moyes, he's used to defending against big teams with a team that isn't good enough, they also have a decent centerback in youth and many players that played or are able to play cb..
BIG-Timmy
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yeah Europa is their main focus, but that means they will play deep and try to get a point with Arsenal.. I wouldn't call that a win exactly
with rickety Zouma the only available center back? I pray they set up that way self🙏 they cannot withstand the pressure
KreddyKall
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Moyes and west ham will be more focused on the return leg when Arsenal play them on Sunday😊😀 Top 4 here we come!
yeah Europa is their main focus, but that means they will play deep and try to get a point with Arsenal.. I wouldn't call that a win exactly
KreddyKall
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that Bowen overhead kick tho
BIG-Timmy
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Moyes and west ham will be more focused on the return leg when Arsenal play them on Sunday😊😀 Top 4 here we come!
nonbdempty
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They won Bayern, Barcelona and West ham in away match...... they deserve it simply