Watch: West Ham boss David Moyes, indignant after defeat, smashes ball in the direction of child

West Ham United supervisor David Moyes apologised after he was despatched off for kicking a ball at a ball boy throughout his aspect’s Europa League semi-final defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.

West Ham boss David Moyes apologises for kicking ball at ball boy (Reuters Photo)

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West Ham supervisor David Moyes smashed the ball in the direction of a ball boy in anger and was handed a crimson card for the act within the second leg of the Europa League semi-final defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

With 12 minutes remaining, Moyes angrily kicked the ball at a ball boy who he thought was losing time as 10-man West Ham misplaced 1-0 within the second leg in Germany and went out 3-1 on mixture.

“I have to apologise for kicking the ball but the ball boy left it short,” Moyes instructed reporters. “I kicked the ball back at the ball boy, so I apologised for that. But he threw it very softly at me.”

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Moyes additionally criticised the Eintracht teaching workers for urging the referee to ship off Aaron Cresswell, who was initially proven a yellow card within the nineteenth minute for a problem on Jens Petter Hauge however later dismissed following a VAR test.

“I thought it wasn’t great officiating tonight, but I think Aaron has given the referee a decision to make,” Moyes added.

“I was more disappointed with the bench of Eintracht Frankfurt. You don’t react in that way. Maybe that’s what we need to do. We do it by Queensbury rules. And it comes back to haunt you.”

Moyes, who saved West Ham from the brink of Premier League relegation within the 2019-20 season, is delighted with the progress of his crew.

“Getting to the semi-final of a cup competition like this is really important,” Moyes added. “It wasn’t too long ago we were fighting relegation. It’s been a great climb and I see no reason that shouldn’t continue.”

West Ham, seventh within the Premier League, journey to already relegated Norwich City on Sunday.