West Ham’s Andriy Yarmolenko slammed for ‘pathetic’ dive against minnows Kidderminster during FA Cup clash
WEST HAM star Andriy Yarmolenko was slammed after his ‘pathetic’ dive against Kidderminster.
The Hammers broke the hearts of the non-league minnows by narrowly avoiding a huge FA Cup upset.
Alex Penny gave the National League North side the lead against the Premier League team after just 19 minutes.
And they held onto it all the way until – despite the cheating attempts of Yarmolenko – until the 91st-minute.
Declan Rice equalised but David Moyes’ men looked set for a dramatic penalty shoot-out until Jarrod Bowen’s 121st-minute winner.
Despite many viewers enjoying the thrilling FA Cup tie, there was one moment that had fans seething with anger.
Yarmolenko was guilty of one of the worst dives of the campaign as West Ham struggled to find an equaliser before half time.
As the whistle for the break approached, the Ukrainian star was played through on goal but threw himself to the floor without being touched rather than try to go for goal.
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BBC co-commentator Dion Dublin was the first to slam the Hammers attacker’s attempts to con the ref.
He said: “That’s embarrassing, that is totally embarrassing from Yarmolenko.
“No contact whatsoever. What are you doing?
“I’d be embarrassed if I watched my doing doing that… embarrassed.”
Plenty of others joined in on Twitter, labelling it ‘pathetic’ and Yarmolenko a ‘cheat’ for his antics.
One tweeted: “FFS Yarmolenko that’s the worst dive I’ve ever seen.”
Another wrote: “Andriy Yarmolenko with an early contender for the 2022 Fallon D’Floor.”
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