Hammers claim tour win

31 July 2009 12:24
West Ham ensured a positive finish to their trip to the Far East with a 2-0 win over Beijing Guoan in the third place play-off match of the Barclays Asia Trophy at Beijing's Workers Stadium. Danny Gabbidon headed home in the 80th minute before subsititute Zavon Hines added a second in injury time to complete the victory. Chances for West Ham had been few-and-far between although Carlton Cole created a good chance in the 38th minute when the former Chelsea forward latched onto a long-range pass before turning and despatching a powerful effort that Zhang Sipeng did well to deny. It took until the 56th minute for the Hammers to again threaten as Cole cleverly sent Kieron Dyer clear but the defence recovered just in time to deny the former Newcastle man. But the Premier League side's quality finally told when they scored with 10 minutes remaining as Gabbidon broke free of his marker to send a towering header home from Mark Noble's corner. The Hammers added shine to the victory with a second deep in stoppage time when Hines sprinted clear of the defence before firing a low shot underneath the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Source: Eurosport