At 3 a.m. Beijing time on June 8, the final of the 2022-23 UEFA European Nations League season was played in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, where Italy's Fiorentina faced England's West Ham United. In first-half stoppage time, Jovic scored a goal but was disallowed for offside; In the second half, Bilagi sent in a handball and Benrahema hit the penalty, then Bonaventura equalised and Bowen scored the killer goal in the final minute of the game. In the end, West Ham beat Fiorentina 2-1 to win the European title for the first time in 58 years with an unbeaten record of 14 wins and 1 draw.
This season marks the second in the UEFA League, with Roma winning the inaugural title last season over Feyenoord in the final. Another Italian side Fiorentina have reached the final this season, against Premier League relegation side West Ham United. West Ham's last European title was in the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup.
In the first minute, Antonio fired a long-range right-footed shot in front of the box and Fiorentina goalkeeper Terraciano got the ball. In the 8th minute, Mandelagora also responded with a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, which deflected off the upright. In the 11th minute, Rice fired a long-range shot from the top of the arc before West Ham threw the ball into the box.
In the 31st minute, Ben Lahema fell with the ball at the edge of the penalty area and the referee awarded him a fake fall. In the 32nd minute, Fiorentina captain Villaggi was hit by a glass thrown by West Ham fans during a corner kick, and Bilaghi bled on the head and the game was interrupted for a while.
In the 45+4th minute, Fiorentina crossed from the right in front, Kwame in the box headed the goal, the ball bounced back into the field, and Jovic's header from the follow-up scored, but he was offside and the goal was invalidated. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, Kwame fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, which was held by the goalkeeper. In the 58th minute, Villaj accidentally handball while defending in the box and the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR and awarded West Ham a penalty.
The penalty was headed by Ben Lahima, who pushed hard with his right foot to the left of the goal and tricked the goalkeeper into scoring the ball to give West Ham a 1-0 lead over Fiorentina.
In the 66th minute, Fiorentina midfielder's long pass hit the right side of the box, Gonzalez crossed a header into the middle, followed Bonaventura stopped the ball with a right-footed volley, the West Ham goalkeeper could not save, Fiorentina equalized 1-1.
In the 71st minute, Cabral returned the ball in the box and Mandelagora's shot deflected. In the 77th minute, Bilagi dribbled the ball into the box and fired a long-range right-footed shot from the Hammers to the goalkeeper. In the 81st minute, Shoček headed in the box and the Purple Lily goalkeeper saved the ball sideways.
In the 90th minute, West Ham United counterattacked, Bowen got a one-handed chance, he dribbled into the box and pushed a left-footed shot to score, West Ham United beat Fiorentina 2-1!
In the end, the match was over, and West Ham United beat Fiorentina 2-1 to win the second European Association League.
After West Ham's victory, defender Emerson who played for the Hammers became the first person to win five UEFA cups (Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Europa League, European Cup, European Cup), and manager David Moyes became the first Scottish coach to win a European title since Alex Ferguson.