Match report: Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen turned around a 1-0 first-leg deficit for West Ham in the first half, and Aaron Cresswell scored after the break. Mohammed Kudus then scored an incredible late double to send the team into the Europa League quarterfinals.
With a 5-1 aggregate victory over Freiburg, Mohammed Kudus’ incredible double capped up an incredible evening for West Ham, who easily advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first leg in Germany, the Hammers scored twice in 32 minutes thanks to goals from Lucas Paqueta and Jarrod Bowen. Aaron Cresswell then gave the team a two-goal advantage just after the break.
Then Kudus unleashed the first of his two incredible blows. The Ghanaian winger received the ball first in his own half, outmuscled three opponents, and then stroked the ball into the goal. Then, to make it five, he rifled home Bowen’s lay-off from the box’s edge.
With the victory, West Ham advanced to their third straight European quarterfinal, and England’s chances of finishing fifth in UEFA’s co-efficient ranking for the Champions League were greatly increased by defeating Freiburg, a German team.
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