There was a perhaps surprising name on the teamsheet on Tuesday evening as the U23s took on Derby County in the quarter-finals of the Premier League International Cup – Andriy Yarmolenko.
Our U23s are in action in the Premier League International Cup quarter-finals tonight. 💪
Here’s how Dmitri Halajko’s team lines up to face Derby U23s at Pride Park… ⚒#COYI pic.twitter.com/PMpzdGl2ks
— West Ham United (@WestHam) March 10, 2020
And as you will see below, fellow West Ham fans have been getting excited about his return to action.
We haven’t seen the 30-year-old for around three months after he tore his abductor muscle, but he got a successful 90-minute run-out at Pride Park.
He had a big role to play as well, helping to set up the two goals as Dmitri Halajko’s men raced ahead inside the first ten minutes before being pulled back by former Hammer Jahmal Hector-Ingram.
Jordan Brown leveled the scores early in the second half for the hosts before Bernardo Rosa restored our advantage, only for Hector-Ingram to level once more.
But we would have the last laugh and progress to the semi-finals on penalties after extra-time…
Yarmo getting some game time
— Olly⚒ COYI ⚒ terrorizing george cult (@ollyh2003) March 10, 2020
Yarmo and Ben Johnson are back! Need Silva to keep playing lights out so he can get called up
— darth vaper (@ScottysCallinMe) March 10, 2020
— George (@georgemoss77) March 10, 2020
Yarmo gets 90 mins under his belt and good to see him back…
— Ⓟⓗⓘⓛⓘⓟ 父 Ⓦⓘⓛⓚⓘⓝⓢⓞⓝ 父 (@PW57WHU) March 11, 2020
Yarmaaaaa
— Nathan Akehurst (@AkehurstNathan) March 10, 2020
Yarmoooo
— Frsh (@MrDavidTaiwo) March 10, 2020
