UEFA Europa League

Eintracht Frankfurt vs West Ham United, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Eintracht Frankfurt advance 3-1 on aggregate
Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 26': Rafael Borré
FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Eintracht Frankfurt advance 3-1 on aggregate
West Ham United
  • Red Card 19': Aaron Cresswell

Eintracht Frankfurt ease past 10-man West Ham into Europa League final

Eintracht Frankfurt beat West Ham 3-1 on aggregate in their Europa League semifinal to reach their first European final in 42 years.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Sebastian Rode.
  • 8': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Almamy Touré replaces Martin Hinteregger because of an injury.
  • 10': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 17': Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 17': Jens Petter Hauge (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
  • 19': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the red card.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 21': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Obite Evan Ndicka.
  • 22': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  • 22': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Almamy Touré.
  • 24': Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
  • 24': Jens Petter Hauge (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Goal! Eintracht Frankfurt 1, West Ham United 0. Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 28': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
  • 37': Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 42': Foul by Jens Petter Hauge (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 42': Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Obite Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 43': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Obite Evan Ndicka (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) with an attempt from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 45'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jens Petter Hauge.
  • 45'+3': Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
  • 45'+3': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Eintracht Frankfurt 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge.
  • 50': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 50': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ansgar Knauff.
  • 60': Foul by Jens Petter Hauge (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 60': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 63': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Hand ball by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
  • 66': Foul by Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 66': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by Rafael Borré (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 67': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
  • 74': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 75': Foul by Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 75': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Rafael Borré.
  • 76': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Kristijan Jakic replaces Sebastian Rode.
  • 76': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tuta.
  • 78': Timothy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Jens Petter Hauge.
  • 83': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Gonçalo Paciência replaces Rafael Borré.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 85': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Almamy Touré (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic.
  • 86': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 87': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Vladimir Coufal.
  • 88': Corner, Eintracht Frankfurt. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Almamy Touré (Eintracht Frankfurt) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 89': Foul by Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 89': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Eintracht Frankfurt).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kristijan Jakic.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, West Ham United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, West Ham United 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
36.7 Possession 63.3
13 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 505
330 Passes 590
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
9 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 41
21 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 21
13 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Attendance: 48,000

Line-Ups

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK) Yellow Card
13 Martin Hinteregger
2 Evan Ndicka Yellow Card
35 Tuta
17 Sebastian Rode Yellow Card
8 Djibril Sow
10 Filip Kostic
36 Ansgar Knauff
19 Rafael Borré
15 Daichi Kamada
23 Jens Petter Hauge
Eintracht Frankfurt Substitutes:
Kristijan Jakic, Sam Lammers, Christopher Lenz, Aymen Barkok, Gonçalo Paciência, Timothy Chandler, Jens Grahl, Ragnar Ache, Danny da Costa, Makoto Hasebe, Ajdin Hrustic, Almamy Touré.

WHU West Ham United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Alphonse Areola (GK)
4 Kurt Zouma
3 Aaron Cresswell Red Card
15 Craig Dawson
41 Declan Rice Yellow Card
28 Tomás Soucek
8 Pablo Fornals
5 Vladimír Coufal
9 Michail Antonio Yellow Card
10 Manuel Lanzini
20 Jarrod Bowen
West Ham United Substitutes:
Nikola Vlasic, Arthur Masuaku, Lukasz Fabianski, Alex Král, Ben Johnson, Mark Noble, Saïd Benrahma, Andriy Yarmolenko, Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop, Darren Randolph, Ajibola Alese.

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