West Ham fall short in EL semi as Cresswell and Moyes sent off

Ten-man West Ham fell short of reaching a first major European final for 46 years as they were beaten 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg, losing the tie 3-1 on aggregate.

Aaron Cresswell was sent off after 19 minutes for denying a goalscoring opportunity following VAR intervention, before an unmarked Rafael Santos Borre opened the scoring from close range (26) to extend Frankfurt's aggregate lead.

West Ham manager David Moyes was also sent off after he angrily kicked a ball towards a ball boy in the 78th minute, having watched his side struggle to recover after going a man down.

Explaining his dismissal, Moyes said: "I have to apologise for kicking the ball but the ball boy left it short and it was nicely on the volley for me."

Frankfurt, who remain unbeaten in the Europa League, will play Rangers - who beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on aggregate - in the final on May 18 in Seville.

The final whistle cued scenes of jubilation as thousands of Frankfurt fans poured onto the pitch and police had to get involved to ensure the situation remained peaceful.

Frankfurt's colossal defender Martin Hinteregger was forced off inside seven minutes after sustaining a suspected hamstring injury, with Almamy Toure coming on in his place.

His departure left Frankfurt looking nervy until Cresswell's sending off.

The West Ham defender, who was shown red against Lyon in the quarter-final stage, was caught out by a long ball over the top to Jens Petter Hauge.

Unable to track the flight of the ball, an isolated Cresswell grabbed hold of the Frankfurt forward before pulling him down with none of his West Ham team-mates around to cover.

The referee initially awarded a yellow card, but was sent to his monitor by