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West Ham’s manager, David Moyes, believed his team was unfairly denied a late penalty as they lost 1-0 to Freiburg in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal match.

The Hammers were denied what looked a clear spot-kick for handball in stoppage time after the referee refused to change his decision despite checking the pitchside monitor.

The ball struck the arm of Freiburg youngster Noah Weisshaupt in a crowded penalty area, but after a long VAR check, referee Alejandro Hernandez stuck to his guns.

“You know what, I have to ask, what are you doing with your hands above your head? If it had been given against us, we would probably have thought it was harsh.” stated Moyes.

“They’re attempting to argue that there might have been a minor push, which is why it wasn’t given, but if that was the case, they ought to have opened the game with a free kick.

“It shouldn’t even be taken into account because there wasn’t enough of a shove to justify a free-kick. Two arms are raised above the boy’s head.

“You know what, I have to ask, what are you doing with your hands above your head? If it had been given against us, we would probably have thought it was harsh.” stated Moyes.

A poor pass from Edson Alvarez allowed Roland Sallai to take aim from the edge of the area and his wayward shot was tapped in by Gregoritsch.

“I was really surprised we didn’t reach the standards and some of the players were below where we would expect them to be,” Moyes said, quoted on the West Ham website.

“We gave the ball away far too much and in Europe it’s more difficult (to get it back).

“In the second half we played much better and created some opportunities and found things, but the goal was a sickener, to be honest.”