'Did he expect me to score for him?' Eintracht Frankfurt ballboy left baffled by David Moyes after the infuriated West Ham manager was sent off for kicking the ball in frustration at him during his side's Europa League defeat David Moyes kicked the ball towards the ballboy in frustration during loss The West Ham United manager was frustrated by the slow return of the ball Moyes's action saw him sent off during West Ham's semi-final defeat in Frankfurt By Shekhar Bhatia For Mailonline Published: 16:17 BST, 6 May 2022 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 6 May 2022 Viewcomments The ball boy at the centre of the David Moyes red card controversy has said he did not understand why the West Ham manager was angered by him. Moyes kicked the ball at the long haired youth who was handing the ball back after it went out of play. The youngster sarcastically waved Moyes off as he stomped angrily down the tunnel after being sent from the touchline by Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano. Another red card for West Ham...This time it's for David Moyes! ????The manager smashes the ball back in anger and is sent down the tunnel... #UEL pic.twitter.com/YYTZrqp2dg — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 5, 2022 Moyes was particularly frustrated with a ballboy (holding ball) taking his time to return the ball After throwing it back very softly at Moyes, the Scot lost his temper and booted it back at him Eintracht Frankfurt, who had a meeting with UEFA on Friday, will take no action against the youngster and are protecting his identity. But the lad has said of Moyes: ‘What did he expect from me... to put the goal in the Eintracht net for him?’ The German club said the youth did not want to comment. David Moyes (centre) was red carded for kicking the ball at a ballboy in a Europa League tie The former Manchester United boss criticised the referee's performance after the match A spokesman told MailOnline: ‘The situation is over and the total focus is on the next games, also for the boy.’ Moyes has issued an apology over the incident. But UEFA will also examine heat-of-the-moment comments by Declan Rice who swore at the referee in the tunnel, slammed his competence and accused him of being corrupt. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility