India, March 11 -- West Ham will face Leeds United in the FA Cup quarterfinals after beating Brentford 5-3 in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes and extra time.
The tie was decided when stationary West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola saved Dango Ouattara's woefully taken Panenka effort in the shootout on Monday. His effort, the third of Brentford's five, was the only penalty kick not converted. The finale came at the end of a pulsating match that featured two goals apiece from West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and Brentford's Igor Thiago.
A regular talisman for the Hammers, Bowen got the opener after 19 minutes when he reacted quickly to a loose ball in the box to slam it past 'keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
Thiago equalised for ...
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