Frankfurt vs West Ham LIVE: Europa League result, final score and reaction as Cresswell red card costs Hammers
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 West Ham (Agg 3-1): Follow the reaction after the Hammers lcrash out and fall short of the Europa League final
Eintracht Frankfurt beat 10-man West Ham United 1-0 in their Europa League semi-final second leg to reach their first European final in 42 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory.
In front of a deafening 48,000 crowd, Rafael Borre drilled in the winner for the hosts in the 26th minute, beating the English club for a second time following a 2-1 triumph in the first leg last week.
West Ham, who played most of the game with 10 men after left back Aaron Cresswell was dismissed for a professional foul on Jens Petter Hauge in the 17th minute, were toothless throughout. Hammers manager David Moyes was also sent off in the 79th minute for angrily kicking a ball in a frustrating and scrappy end to West Ham’s European run this season.
The Germans, who last reached a European final in 1980, will face Rangers on May 18 after the Scottish side knocked out RB Leipzig.
Follow reaction from a crucial clash in Frankfurt below:
Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 West Ham (2-1 on agg)
1 min: KICK-OFF! We are underway in Frankfurt for this Europa League semi-final second leg.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
We are mere minutes away from kick-off at this wonderful stadium.
It’s the second leg of Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham in the Europa League semi-finals and the visitors need to win the game to go through to the final.
But can they do it?
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
It is well and truly BOUNCING inside Deutsche Bank Park right now. My word, the Eintracht Frankfurt players really do not need any more motivation than that.
Good luck to the West Ham players because this is some caldron to walk into.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
Right West Ham fans, there is just 10 minutes until the second leg of your Europa League semi-final kicks off.
Just how nervous/excited are you? Get in touch with me @dylanterryjnst.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner is ready for West Ham to come at them with everything they have tonight, but insists his side will play with the intention of winning the game.
He said: “We’ll play to win from the get-go with our fans behind us. Our strategy must involve causing problems to the opposition defence. We need an even better performance than the first leg.
“I get the feeling that the whole of Germany are Eintracht fans in Europe. There’s recognition for our performances, but it’s not about living in the past - we need to stay focused.”
“We should not be distracted by any Bundesliga result but approach the game for what it is.
“We expect a West Ham team that will try everything to win and reach the final. I told my players that our focus is to play to win. The order is clear: to play forward and to put the West Ham defence to the test.”
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
Just one more on the atmosphere. Of the 51,500 supporters expected to fill the ground tonight, almost all of them are already here.
Usually a ground will fill up inside the final five or 10 minutes before kick-off. But the Frankfurt fans had almost completely filled Deutsche Bank Park by 7.30pm BST.
Incredible effort and it is creating an almighty roar.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
A bunch of Frankfurt fans are currently lifting a row of seats above their heads as the fans fill up inside the stadium. Not sure what the story is behind that, but it probably has something to do with the magnitude of the evening.
West Ham’s players need to be prepared for the atmosphere inside the Deutsche Bank Park because it is electric right now.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
West Ham have just release a spine-tingling highlights package of their run to the Europa League semi-finals.
It promises to be a special night in Frankfurt, but can they go one step further and reach a European final?
Not long to find out.
Moyes praises West Ham’s mentality change
David Moyes has praised his team for changing West Ham’s mentality over the past few years.
He said: “There are a lot of nice things said about our league position, but I’m still saying I’ve got to find a way of driving those players onto another level and making sure we’re in a final.
“If I don’t do that, we’ve got to make sure we’re fifth or sixth in the league so we can go through this process again. This is West Ham trying to grow.
“Our league games have just slid away a little bit, but it’s quite difficult to concentrate on the Thursday game and Sunday game and get them correct, so let’s hope we can do something tomorrow night.
“The climb over the two years has probably been faster and sometimes you have to come down a little bit to go again. Hopefully, we continue to build.”
Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham
West Ham boss David Moyes has treated himself to a little stroll around the pitch ahead of tonight’s match.
The Scottish coach has never won a major trophy in his managerial career - with only the Second Division in 2000 and the Community Shield in 2013 to show for his impressive career since he hung up his boots.
Could that all change in the next fortnight? The final takes place in Seville on Wednesday 18 May.
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