Quick-thinking West Ham players rescue ballboy from being crushed by fans

West Ham had an awesome journey to south London within the Premier League on Saturday as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0, however one second can be remembered greater than the scoreline.

It was Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek who opened the scoring for the Hammers at Selhurst Park within the second half.

As he rushed throughout to have a good time with the travelling West Ham followers, the electrical promoting hoarding collapsed beneath the load of the followers leaning on it.

That’s not unusual at soccer grounds, however a younger ballboy was positioned in entrance of it and he started to be crushed beneath it in a really uncomfortable place.

Fortunately, Soucek and Jarrod Bowen noticed the boy right away within the celebrations and managed to elevate the hoarding and drag him out earlier than the scenario bought worse. It might have been way more damaging for the teenager than it really was.

A cheerful ending

Bowen was requested concerning the scenario after the match by a reporter and he offered a really optimistic replace, confirming that the boy was unhurt and had been given Bowen’s shirt to make him really feel higher.

“Yeah, I simply managed to seize him out as shortly as doable,” he advised BeIn Sport after full-time. “It was simply intuition to do it. I’ve seen him after the sport, he is bought my high now. He is smiling. He is all good now, which is sweet to see.”

West Ham bought a second aim not lengthy after however the celebrations proved to be a lot safer for that aim. New signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka was immediately harmful for West Ham towards one in all his former sides.

He signed for the membership from Manchester United earlier in the summertime and made his debut at Selhurst Park.