On April 20, one of the Conference League soccer matches was held. They met West Ham (London) and Gent (Belgium).
Conference League
West Ham (London) - Gent (Belgium) - 4:1 (1:1)
Goals: Michal Antonio (37), Paqueta (55), Rice (58), Michal Antonio (63) - H. Cuypers (26)
Warnings: O. Present (18).
West Ham United hosted CAA Gent at the London Stadium in a UEFA Europa League Conference match. The score was tied 1-1 at halftime, but West Ham ended up winning 4-1. The first significant event of the game occurred in the 18th minute, when Gent player G. E. Orban received a yellow card. Just eight minutes later H. Kuijpers scored the first goal of the match for Gent, taking it to the lead. In the 37th minute, West Ham player M. Antonio equalized the score, and the teams went into the break with the score tied. In the second half, West Ham dominated, starting with a penalty in the 55th minute, which was realized by L. Paqueta. Just three minutes later, D. Rice gave West Ham the lead with his goal. Antonio added another goal in the 63rd minute, increasing the lead to two goals.
West Ham made several substitutions, including replacing F. Downs with D. Rice and T. Kerer for K. Zuma in the 69th minute. A minute later, Gent also made three substitutions, with T. Tissoudali, L. Depoitre and W. Ojija-Ofoe. Although West Ham's goal was cancelled due to J. Bowen's handball in the 70th minute, they managed to score a fourth goal in the 78th minute after M. Corne replaced Bowen and S. Benrachma replaced P. Fornals. Gent made their last two substitutions in the 84th minute: B. Godot and A. Castro-Montes came on instead of H. Kuijpers and M. Fofana respectively. The match ended with a score of 4-1 in favor of "West Ham". This game was a great demonstration of West Ham's strength in the UEFA Europa League. Their clinical play and well-worked tactics ensured their superb victory over Gent, leaving their fans anticipating the next match of the competition.
| West Ham. | Gent | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 19 | Strokes | 8 |
| 8 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 14 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 13 | Violations | 11 |
| 9 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 406 | Total assists | 444 |
| 320 | Accurate passes | 344 |
| 79% | Accuracy of transmissions | 77% |