West Ham midfider Declan Rice was on fire for the Hammers as the hammered Belgian side 4-1 at London Stadium to reach the Europa Conference League semifinals, MySportDab reports.
It was a tricky tie after the first leg between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Guypers opened the scoring for the away side in the 26th minute before Antonio leveled the scores, making it 1-1 before the first half break.
In the second half Pacqueta converted a 56th-minute penalty to give the home side the lead before Declan Rice extended the lead with a brilliant solo goal.
The England midfield sensation sent the London Stadium into an uproar with the most scintillating individual goal ever.
He won the ball in his own half close to the half way line and the go for a quick one-two with Paqueta before pacing with speed into the opponents’ half and then driving in into the box.
Close to Gent’s box, Declan Rice dribbled off four defenders in style before he slot home a cool finish pass Gent goalkeeper.
His goal was West Ham’s third putting the Premier League club in absolute control of proceedings going forward.
Antonio was on target again for the Hammers as he struck again to bag his brace and put the game beyond the visitors.
West Ham ran out 4-1 winners over the Belgian side to reach the semifinals of the competition.
The East London club will now face AZ Alkmaar in the semifinals for a place in the finals where they will meet either Fiorentina or Basel.
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