Keeper hammers in winner

In one of the most memorable moments in an absorbing match, West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian dramatically ripped off his gloves before scoring West Ham United's winning penalty in their FA Cup tie against Everton on Tuesday night.

The Spanish keeper had the fate of the third-round replay in his hands before scoring against compatriot Joel Robles to give West Ham a 9-8 penalty shootout victory after a superb end-to-end thriller ended 2-2 after extra time.

Robles had failed to beat Adrian when he struck the bar with the preceding penalty, leaving the scores level at 8-8 before the West Ham keeper slotted home the 20th penalty of the night.

Adrian was so confident he was going to score, he took his gloves off as he prepared for his kick.

"I didn't have any nerves," he said. "I thought, 'I'll take off my gloves, this game is over', and I struck the ball.

"It was my first goal in my career and it's an amazing day."

West Ham next play at third-tier Bristol City in the fourth round after coming through what could be one of the last FA Cup matches played at the Boleyn Ground ahead of the move to the Olympic Stadium at the end of next season.

In an exhilarating match, West Ham went ahead when EnnerValencia beat Robles with an angled shot after 51 minutes.

Everton then had Aiden McGeady sent off for a second yellow card four minutes later, but with 10 men they equalised when Kevin Mirallas struck with a stunning free-kick after 82 minutes.

Romelu Lukaku put Everton 2-1 ahead in the seventh minute of extra time, before substitute Carlton Cole equalised with his first touch in the 113th minute.

The momentum then swung in West Ham's favour in the shoot-out when Steven Naismith missed Everton's second penalty, but with the scores at 4-4, Robles saved Stewart Downing's potential match-winning spot kick.

The next four penalties were converted before Robles cracked his effort against the bar, allowing Adrian to win it for West Ham.