Aug 25, 2016 5:14:28 PM
Astra beat West Ham 1-0 at London Stadium to secure a 2-1 aggregate win and knock the Premier League side out of the Europa League again.
West Ham were dumped out of the Europa League by Astra for a second season running, losing 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 reverse at London Stadium.
A late equaliser from Denis Alibec had restored parity in last week's first leg of the qualifying play-off, leaving Slaven Bilic's men with nervy memories of last year's exit at the hands of the Romanian minnows.
And the Premier League side were left to rue a host of missed opportunities in the return game as Filipe Teixeira's strike late in the first half settled the tie to prompt a chorus of boos from home supporters as West Ham fell at the final hurdle before the group stages.