West Ham finished his pre-season tour of the United States with a 2-0 comfortable victory against Bournemouth in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Graham Potter team had a chance to win the Premier League Super Series, but needed Manchester United to lose at least three goals against Everton to do this.
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The Red Devils of Ruben Amorim attracted 2-2 with the Toffees to raise the second title of the competition, but that does not mean that West Ham has not impressive when it counted.
Club captain Jarrod Bowen and his strike partner Niclas Fullkrug were both on the match sheet while Potter’s hammers were right for Andoni Iraola’s cherries at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Lucas Paqueta started and played 85 minutes in his first game since he was uncompromisingly tacted accusations earlier this week.
Bournemouth dominated the ball for the most part, with 57% possession, and their Talismanic striker Evanilson missed an absolute goalkeeper when she had a golden opportunity to place the Dorset Club in the first half.
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Marcus Tavernier and Hamed Traore both threatened with Bournemouth, and Ilya Zabarnyi, linked to a move to the Saint-Germain de Paris, rocked the crossbar with a head while West Ham survived an early assault.
El Hadji Malick Diouf, the new left wing of the Hammers, delivered a delicious 24 -minute delivery that Bowen Mishit, before Fullkrurg praised the rebound to put the side of Potter in an improbable advance.
Bowen doubled the advantage in the second half, with 67 minutes on the watch. Diouf was again the creator, waving another stellar cross for the skipper of the irons redirected through the goal and in the area.
Two victories of three United States for Potter. Positive, but more work must be done on the transfer market if they want to enter the new season with any type of momentum.
