West Ham vs. AZ Alkmaar: Extended Highlights | UECL Semi-Finals - Leg 1 | CBS Sports Golazo - Europe

The 1981 UEFA Cup runners-up to Ipswich Town may well be very difficult to overcome over the two legs as they emerge into this famous stadium. Make two changes from that weekend win over Manchester United. Arreola the regular cup keeper comes back in for Fabianski of course. Used just 16 players in the last nine games, separate groups, so missing regular left-back Milos Kerkestri. Suspension is a real blow. Matty Ryan, not too good, came up and West Ham have picked their pocket. Now Benrahma, set up by Paqueta, Rice, got the little spin. Cresswell, here's Benrahma, he's going against Manchester United. Rice with the cross in, and the header just over by Chara Bowen. Shooting opportunity opened up there for David, he passed it off to Odegaard. Eventually no harm came for West Ham, a shot by Yuri Glassy, well won. Good run of the side up the two-man. Benrahma, in on Tony on the back of the heels, but Benrahma will pick it up again, goes for goal, turn around the corner. The slip led him in and he nearly profited. Bending the ball, it was going in, Ryan made sure it did. Good effort that from side Benrahma, and a decent stop by Matty Ryan. That's a yellow card, cannot be surprised. They're concerned about the physicality of Antonio Artet. That was a clever challenge by David, went straight through Benrahma. Oh, that's a naughty one. That's a good game at Kassi again, drops deep. Pick it up and he looks for Shani Rendez. Here's Marouane Bambreda-Roda, straight into Areola, but West Ham can't let him come in from there like that. Comfortable side. And the French international's a penalty allowed by the referee. Antonio for West Ham. Crespo is in the wide position. Here's Benrahma rolling in. Shoots from range. No free kick given. Cross into the middle. Physicality from the 24-year-old Greek international. Cracking season for Artet-Alkmaar. Lloydy Klassi. Rendez. Now De Witt. Klassi. Rendez. Mo Guard with the effort. Easily dealt with. He's important for Mo Guard, passed the test yesterday, he's played 34 in a row now, missed half a dozen earlier on in the season with a brain problem and then illness, but I'm talking for West Ham and their fans, they don't get frustrated in this first leg. I'm talking for Artet-Alkmaar, they keep their concentration levels up, as they are at the moment. I don't think you'll see much of a change of tactics from them at home either. Won by Antonio. Here's Bowen. Missed his first kick, might break back to him. Paqueta. Uses Benrahma. He goes for it. Here's De Witt. Reds have won their first European semi-final, beating Socha in the 1881 UEFA Cup on their way to losing that final against Ipswich, but they won the second, they lost the second, won away goals to Sporting 23 years later. Dangerous from there, and scores from there, and Artet-Alkmaar, how precious goal. Four minutes before half-time, the deadlock is broken, patient football by the visitors. West Ham fume, they wanted something in the build-up, they say there's a push to Mijnands, he's so dangerous, Tijani, Ilaindiers. From Preraroda, out to Mijnands, and there he was, look, in space to get the shot away, and it zipped beyond Areola. The keeper beaten by the high-kicking bounce. West Ham nil, Alkmaar one. Paqueta. Scooped in towards Paqueta again. Picture now they're going to spend the season, mind you, but I think the team has a great deal to play for in terms of league football. West Ham could rest players for that. That said, play Emanuel down in 15th place in the Eredivisie, he's a yellow card. Around the houses, there's the 31-year-old, Jordi Clasic. Up to Ben Rami, he's been West Ham's best player. Paqueta, good header on, can Bowen get that? The defender just hesitated, hat's in the arc, it's Bowen, shot! Paqueta, early ball in, Socek heads it back across, Bowen, now did Matt Ryan come out and club the goalkeeper? He did, it's a penalty. He came out very strongly, got nowhere near the ball, he's got a yellow card for it. Socek, was his hands on the defender there though? That's a definite penalty. He's clobbered him in the face. Poor judgment from Ryan. It was a surprise at the time when Brighton let him go. Ben Rama draw. The semi-final first leg level. Probably the most important penalty he's ever taken. Take it right-footed, and scores! Unerringly, 1-1, super penalty. Brilliant spot kick, one apiece. It's the first goal they've conceded in 447 minutes of football. It's his 11th of the season. Certainly been West Ham's second half, fourth corner. Antonio was there. Rice will keep it in. It'll chip back in. Oh, it's a handball on the line! Antonio has followed up! Almar failed to deal with the corner. Rice's chip back in the middle was clever. There was a suspicion of handball on the line as the first effort was blocked. And Antonio's 14th goal of the season. His best scoring season as a West Ham player. Lots of pushing and shoving. Will it go against Zouma there? I wonder if it's been VAR checked. Rice back in the middle. Agued said it was blocked on the line by Van Breda-Roda. Back in it came, it was Sukawara that was on the line. Hit him on the arm. Antonio followed it up. Did everything he could to stop the Agued header creeping over the line. And there he was, the goal poacher for West Ham. Been away from three players there. Here's Benrama again. Isolated with Sukawara. Ings back to him, lovely. No finish. Trapped right at the end by Boukema and might have done enough. There's a big chance here for a two-goal lead. Ings did well to hold off the challenges. Intuitive. Understanding and interplay between the two of them. That's a woeful finish. Such a comfort. They're not going to get it, but they do go to the Dutch home of Aced Altmaar with a lead.