Source: Daily_Mail
Flying Ilan gives relegation threatened West Ham a big lift with late equaliser at Everton
This is the moment Araujo Ilan earned West Ham United a point at Everton as Gianfranco Zola's struggling side battle to avoid relegation.[LNB]The Brazilian striker, on as a substitute for Mido, struck three minutes from time in a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park yesterday after Yakubu looked to have won it for Everton. [LNB]Ilan's goal could prove crucial to the Hammers' chances of staying in the Barclays Premier League as it keeps them one point above the relegation zone.[LNB] Magic moment: West Ham's late equaliser[LNB]Under-pressure West Ham manager Zola said: 'At 2-1, it could have been a massive blow, but we reacted and it was brilliant. [LNB]'We never gave up. Wecame back in the second half, we equalised and played well. [LNB]'Their second goal could have been a blow for everybody but we reacted andscored an equaliser straight away. We showed we don't give up for anything. [LNB]'Don't forget Everton have beaten all the best teams at this ground - they area team on top form so what we did today wasn't a simple thing.' [LNB]Everton boss David Moyes conceded a draw was probably a fair result.The Toffees could have had a penalty in the second half when Da Costa appearedto trip Louis Saha but Moyes admitted his team were lucky not to have earlierbeen reduced to 10 men. [LNB]Sylvain Distin was shown only a yellow card for fouling Carlton Cole when hewas the last man and conceding the penalty Tim Howard saved from Mido. [LNB] Costly: Howard saves Mido's spot kick[LNB]Moyes said: 'We are disappointed to be 2-1 up and throw it away in the lastthree or four minutes, but the game was tight. [LNB]'We didn't play well enough to merit more but sometimes when you don't playgreat you hope to win it, and it looked like we had done that late on. [LNB]'I could say I am hard done by not getting the penalty kick - the decision wasa poor one - but I have to also say on another day Sylvain Distin could havebeen sent off.'[LNB] GRAHAM POLL: Big decisions are troubling referee Howard Webb - just ask Louis Saha and Carlton ColeEverton 2 West Ham 2: Hammers fans want misfit Mido sent off! [LNB]
