Europa League: West Ham Top Standings To Reach Knockouts After SC Freiburg's Defeat

West Ham are through to the knockout stages of the Europa League after finishing on top of the standings from a 2-0 defeat of SC Freiburg at London Stadium. 

Though the second half went through goal, West Ham had taken the lead from the first period with the opner from superb finish from Mohamed Kudus, who chest Enzo Alvarez's lob before hitting half-volleyed home. 

Jarrod Bowen's one-two ball with Alvarez worked out the the victory before halftime break as the Mexican darted into the box and steered the ball to beat Noah Atubolu to the net. 

The maximum points earned from the win lifted West Ham atop of Group A with 15 points and Freiburg followed in the second place to qualify to the knockout stages. 

Quick Overview

An interesting but not disappointing match for Freiburg to have lost to West Ham. The delightful finish from Kudus which resulted from defensive flop of the visitors was just on time to set the side on the path to the victory. 

Freiburg had their defense caught unaware for both goals and that also included Bowen's goal that was ruled out for offside. The Germans had their moments when neatly they broke through West Ham's defense but Lukasz Fabianski made some important saves to keep the side in the game.