The minute he got through, I thought: ‘this is the moment. “If there was anybody I thought was going to score, it would be Jarrod. “The minute Jarrod went through, I was edging down the touchline,” said Moyes.

And for Moyes, there was no one he would rather have seen running towards goal in the final minute, with the Italian defence trailing in his wake and only the goalkeeper to beat. It was a goal that will live forever in West Ham folklore. But the biggest moment of the night ultimately belonged to Bowen, who kept his head as the whole of east London held its breath. It was some way to mark the biggest occasion of his professional life, then, as the West Ham United forward struck the last-minute winner to secure his club’s first major trophy in 43 years.Īhead of Wednesday’s dramatic meeting with Fiorentina in Prague, so much of the talk h ad been about David Moyes, the manager who had never won a trophy, and Declan Rice, the captain who was playing his final game for his club. He had certainly never come within reach of a professional title, either. As far as Jarrod Bowen could remember, he had never played in a final before.

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