On Tuesday evening, postponed matches of the 35th round were played in the English Premier League. The last match at the "Boleyn Ground" stadium saw the local team "West Ham" play against "Manchester United". After a tense battle, the "hammers" emerged victorious with a score of 3-2 and are close to qualifying for the UEFA Europa League. Led by Slaven Bilić, the team had a solid game from the start of the match. In the first half, Louis van Gaal's players failed to create any real scoring opportunities, while their opponents threatened David De Gea's goal time and time again. "West Ham" managed to score an early goal. In the 10th minute, Manuel Lanzini found Diafra Sakho in the penalty area and made a successful pass to him. The striker sent the ball into the opponents' goal with a clever shot after a ricochet and put the hosts ahead. In the 19th minute, Andy Carroll had a great chance to increase the advantage, but he failed to beat D. De Gea who was completely unmarked. In the 26th minute, M. Lanzini was close to the second goal, but his shot flew past the goal. In the second half, Manchester's eleven finally began to show their game in the opponents' half. In the 51st minute, somewhat unexpectedly, the "Red Devils" managed to equalize the score when Marcus Rashford made a great pass to Juan Mata, who directed the ball towards the opponents' goal and Anthony Martial, who was first to reach it, equalized the score. After the opponents' goal, "West Ham" did not falter and had several good opportunities to regain the lead. In the 54th minute, Dimitri Payet tried his luck from distance, and in the 67th minute, A. Carroll was close to scoring again, but his header was cleared off the line by A. Martial. In the 72nd minute, an unexpected goal fell into the hosts' net again. "Man Utd" executed a quick counterattack and A. Martial beat the uncertain Darren Randolph from a sharp angle. However, "West Ham" was not prepared to finish the last match at the legendary stadium with a defeat. In the 76th minute, Michail Antonio managed to equalize, and in the 80th minute, Winston Reid scored the winning goal with his head. "West Ham" secured a well-deserved victory with a score of 3-2 after a tense battle. These matches and the victory were important for both teams. With a victory, "Man Utd" could have climbed to fourth place and be close to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League before the last round. However, for the "Red Devils" to have this opportunity in the 38th round, they will not only need to fight for a win but also hope for a failure from "Man City". Meanwhile, with the victory, "West Ham" reclaimed the seventh position and are close to qualifying for the European League.
Result:
"West Ham" 3 - 2 "Man Utd"
10' [1 - 0] D. Sakho
51' [1 - 1] A. Martial
72' [1 - 2] A. Martial
76' [2 - 2] M. Antonio
80' [3 - 2] W. Reid
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