Andriy Yarmolenko give West Ham shirt to a fan holding Ukraine flag after Europa League winner
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It was tears[0x1f605] of joy at the London Stadium on Thursday night in what was a momentous night in West Ham’s history.
It was a story you could not write as Andriy Yarmolenko came off the bench to score an extra-time winner to send the Hammers through to the last-eight of the Europa League.
The Ukrainian took compassionate leave from West Ham in recent weeks amid his homeland’s war with Russia.
He only returned to the team at the weekend to score a match-defining goal against Aston Villa, but this winner to seal a 2-1 aggregate win over Sevilla will go down in the club’s history books.
The 32-year-old the proceeded to give his shirt to a fan who was holding a Ukraine flag in a touching moment after the final whistle.
Declan Rice gave an insight into how Yarmolenko was feeling after the final whistle.
“I’ve just seen him in the kit room and he was a little bit emotional,” Rice told BT Sport. “He was away from the lads to take it in.
“From what he’s been through recently, to perform how he’s done against Villa and tonight is a credit to him.
#WESTHAM #MartinzSportsUpdate #EuropaLeague
It was a story you could not write as Andriy Yarmolenko came off the bench to score an extra-time winner to send the Hammers through to the last-eight of the Europa League.
The Ukrainian took compassionate leave from West Ham in recent weeks amid his homeland’s war with Russia.
He only returned to the team at the weekend to score a match-defining goal against Aston Villa, but this winner to seal a 2-1 aggregate win over Sevilla will go down in the club’s history books.
The 32-year-old the proceeded to give his shirt to a fan who was holding a Ukraine flag in a touching moment after the final whistle.
Declan Rice gave an insight into how Yarmolenko was feeling after the final whistle.
“I’ve just seen him in the kit room and he was a little bit emotional,” Rice told BT Sport. “He was away from the lads to take it in.
“From what he’s been through recently, to perform how he’s done against Villa and tonight is a credit to him.
#WESTHAM #MartinzSportsUpdate #EuropaLeague
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