da brdice: West Ham United signed off their pre-season trip to Germany with a 3-3 draw against Altona in Hamburg, and fans are not best pleased.
da leao: The match had plenty of talking points, including Winston Reid’s sending-off for a second bookable offence.
It was the defender’s first appearance since recovering from a shin injury, but it ended in frustration for the New Zealander.
Slaven Bilic’s side had to come from behind on three occasions to claim the draw, and they were helped along with goals from Toni Martinez and Andre Ayew.
The final equaliser for the East London outfit came from Joshua Du Preez’s own goal.
New signing Javier Hernandez, who has been handed the number 17 shirt, made his debut for the club after coming on as a 70th-minute substitute.
Plenty of fans were impressed with the Mexico international’s cameo, but the result and overall performance has disappointed a few.
The outcome of pre-season matches are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but it doesn’t seem that way for some of the Hammers’ following.