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By Robert Summerscales Published: 03: 18 AEST, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 04: 53 AEST, 25 August 2024 19 View comments There was a worrying moment at Selhurst Park during West Ham United's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. It occurred directly after Tomas Soucek scored the opening goal of the game in the 67th minute. Soucek and his team-mates ran over to the Hammers supporters to celebrate in front of them. But amid the wild celebrations, several fans fell onto the field when an LED advertising screen gave way. Scarily, part of the screen fell on top of a Crystal Palace ball boy, whose clothes appeared to get stuck to it. Sensing the danger, Soucek swiftly abandoned his celebration and used his strength to free the boy, who was then helped to his feet by Jarrod Bowen. Respect to Tomas Soucek ? ? pic. twitter. com/X6d Gom C1QE An LED screen fell on top of a Crystal Palace ball boy during Saturday's game with West Ham Hammers goalscorer Tomas Soucek helped the boy get free by lifting the screen off him West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen (left) then helped the boy get to his feet after a scary ordeal The worrying moment occurred just seconds after Soucek had scored the game's first goal Bowen and the boy shared a hug, before Soucek also checked on him. The boy was visibly shaken before being led away by stadium security staff.   Bowen later scored the second goal of the game to help the Hammers record their first win under new manager Julen Lopetegui. Fans on social media were quick to praise Soucek for his actions. One tweeted: 'Soucek is an absolute hero for saving that ballboy from getting crushed'. Another wrote: 'Tomas Soucek. Goal scorer. Hero'. A third message read: 'Kudos to Tommy Soucek for spotting the danger as a ball boy fell under the advertising barrier, while West Ham celebrated the second goal. ' Bowen (No 20) pictured checking on the boy before he was escorted away by security staff A photo showing the broken screen after it had been involved in Saturday's scary incident  West Ham were good value for their victory on Saturday but they wasted several chances before Soucek finally broke the deadlock. In fact, the Hammers failed to hit the target from their first 12 attempts before Soucek successfully shot past Dean Henderson. After the game, Bowen gave his shirt to the ball boy. Recalling the incident that saw he and Soucek come to the boy's aid, Bowen said: 'I just managed to grab him out as quick as possible, it was just instinct. He's all good which is good to see. ' Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group