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Jarrod Bowen scored in the 90th minute as West Ham United secured a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday to clinch a first major European trophy in over half a century.
The match at Prague's Eden Arena looked like it was heading to extra time when Lucas Paqueta slipped a ball through to Bowen who outpaced the defenders and fired home past a sprawling Fiorentina keeper.
West Ham took the lead in the 62nd minute when Said Benrahma converted a penalty after a VAR review confirmed a handball by the Italian side's captain Cristiano Biraghi, who had earlier received medical attention after being struck on the head by a plastic cup thrown from the stands.
Fiorentina immediately stepped up the pace and were rewarded five minutes later when Giacomo Bonaventura controlled the ball with two defenders on him and sent an angled shot past the West Ham keeper.
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Emerson has now won the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League
West Ham defender Emerson makes history
West Ham were locked Trebles all round for Emerson, who became the first player to win the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
Not only that, Emerson’s wife is due to give birth to their third son next week. ‘Get much sleep last night?’ is a favourite question of managers when players rock up at the training ground.
As anyone with a newborn will attest — myself included — uninterrupted snoozing is a luxury.
Jarrod Bowen’s other half, Dani, gave birth to twins recently but speaking to Mail Sport before last night’s final, he insisted he was sleeping well
