章 178: An imperious Sam

The game was tight at first, but after 2 impressive goals from Raul Jimenez and Sam, West Ham were quickly losing grip over the game.

First half ended 2-0 to Fulham.

Half-time was very short to the Fulham players, they could not wait to get back into the pitch for the 2nd half and when they did, the onslaught continued.

The 3rd goal entered in just less than 2 minutes after the game resumed, in the first sequence of play orchestrated by Fulham.

Sam started kick-off, passing to Pereira before starting a run straight down the middle of the pitch alongside Raul Jimenez as the West Ham defense responded to the threat of these 2 players.

While both of them ran and as the West Ham press started, Pereira wiggled from a challenge before spraying the ball to the right-hand side where Emile Smith Rowe lurked.