West Ham's Jarrod Bowen: Scoring a European cup final winner beyond my wildest dreams

Jarrod Bowen described scoring a winning goal in a European cup final as "the best feeling I've had in my career" as West Ham United beat Fiorentina in Wednesday's Europa Conference League final.

Bowen struck in the 90th minute to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory for West Ham to claim a first trophy in 43 years.

Running on to a perfect pass from teammate Lucas Paqueta, the Hammers winger held his nerve to slot home past Pietro Terracciano in the Fiorentina goal to spark wild celebrations among the West Ham contingent at Prague's Eden Arena.

“I can’t sum it up, it’s the best feeling I’ve had in my career,” said Bowen. “When I went through I had a lot of time and it was just about making sure you put it in.

“The keeper came out and I think I fell over, I looked up and the ball was going in and I thought ‘no, this isn’t happening’.

“I spoke to my family before and said ‘imagine scoring a goal in the last minute’. To bring a trophy to this club is the best moment of my career.

“The fans as well, seeing them after the game I was a bit lost for words. It’s the best feeling of my life, never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d win a European trophy.

“I’m so buzzing, all of us are just going to go mad I think. You have to celebrate.

“When the final whistle went I just thought’ this party is going to be crazy. I’m just a little boy from Leominster who never thought I’d be talking like this. My family are crying and it just shows me how far I’ve come.”

West Ham led through a Said Benrahma penalty on the hour but were immediately pegged back by Giacomo Bonaventura’s strike. But when Bowen raced through with a minute to go, manager David Moyes almost found himself going full Jose Mourinho.

“The moment he went through I was edging down