Olympic stadium

A Sunday afternoon visit for football rather than athletics and only 9 years late for the latter.

Brentford were playing West Ham and managed to pull out a last minute win when really a draw would have been reasonable.

I think this was the first away game I have been to since seeing them play Cheltenham Town when in League 1 about 20 years ago when I took Joseph. And then In was in the side stand with the home supporters.

The stadium was full which I think means 60,000 with about 5,000 of us. A strange experience. The stadium is clearly not designed for football with the pitch a long way from the fans. I was ‘on my own’ with 5,000 others, ie. no AP to discuss the finer points or moan to.

The end where the winner went in @94′.

A positive write up:

West Ham

  • Jarrod Bowen 80

Brentford

  • Bryan Mbeumo 20
  • Yoane Wissa 90 +3:43

Brentford’s Yoane Wissa claims win against West Ham with last kick of game

Yoane Wissa (left) celebrates scoring Brentford’s winner at West Ham with Ivan Toney.
 Yoane Wissa (left) celebrates scoring Brentford’s winner at West Ham with Ivan Toney. Photograph: Tony Obrien/Reuters

Last weekend, Yoane Wissa emerged from the bench and equalised against Liverpool within four minutes. It took the man from the Democratic Republic of Congo double the length of time to hurt West Ham, but a winner with the game’s final action was a stunning outcome when his team appeared content with a point.