Oustanding West Ham attacker who put on the man of the match play scored a late stunner to earn the three points after Bogdan Stancu’s second-half penalty had cancelled out his Premier League compatriot, Giroud’s opener
Dimitri Payet was France’s hero on Friday as his stunning late strike earned the hosts a 2-1 victory over Romania in their Euro 2016 opener.
Les Bleus were staring down the barrel of a frustrating draw in the Group A contest at the Stade de France with Bogdan Stancu’s penalty cancelling out Olivier Giroud’s 57th-minute opener.
But with the clock winding down, West Ham star Payet – France’s outstanding player on the night – curled in a brilliant left-footed effort from 25 yards to seal all three points.
It was a deserved win for Didier Deschamps’ team and Payet was at the heart of all their best attacking play, the 29-year-old having also provided the assist for Olivier Giroud to head home an eighth goal in his past six international starts.