Some West Ham fans have taken to Twitter to praise Fabian Balbuena for the way in which he comforted Ademola Lookman after the Fulham ace missed a penalty in injury time last night.
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The Hammers were fortunate to escape with all three points.
Had Lookman scored his penalty, Fulham would have probably deserved to leave the London Stadium with a point.
It wasn’t to be, however.
The 23-year-old attempted a cheeky Panenka from the spot and failed miserably. West Ham won the game and Lookman was left feeling like he had let his team down.
In truth he probably had. But it was a mistake and nothing more. We are all human after all, and things like that happen in football. He just needs to learn from it and come back stronger – something that he undoubtedly will do.
Most of the West Ham players celebrated when the Fulham ace missed the spot kick. And rightly so- they had just earned a vital three points.
But one Hammer chose to comfort Lookman. Fabian Balbuena put his arm around the young attacker and gave him a few words of encouragement. David Moyes will have been delighted with his team’s win. But he can also be very proud of the Paraguayan centre-back.
And some West Ham fans praised the 29-year-old for his compassionate reaction to Lookman’s missed spot kick…
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