Soccer-West Ham advance with late win, Brighton seal top-two place


Soccer Football - Europa League - Group A - TSC Backa Topola v West Ham United - FK TSC Stadium, Backa Topola, Serbia - November 30, 2023 West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta in action with TSC Backa Topola's Ifet Dakovac REUTERS/Marko Djurica

(Reuters) -Tomas Soucek scored a late goal to earn West Ham United a 1-0 win over Backa Topola in Serbia on Thursday and secure a top-two finish in Europa League Group A.

Soucek struck one minute from time, evading his marker and volleying home a cross with his outstretched right leg.

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