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Brighton vs Kauno Zalgiris: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Kauno Zalgiris at American Express Stadium on Thursday 15 October 2026, in the Conference League (round 1). Mikkel Redder is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5.

Result and scorers

Brighton 4-0 Kauno Zalgiris. Goals: Georginio Rutter 41' for Brighton; Jack Hinshelwood 45'+2' for Brighton; Georginio Rutter 54' for Brighton; Matt O'Riley 67' for Brighton. Attendance: 21,840.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 12' Yellow card: Fabien Ourega (Kauno Zalgiris)
  • 41' Goal: Georginio Rutter (Brighton) 1-0
  • 45'+2' Goal: Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) 2-0
  • 54' Goal: Georginio Rutter (Brighton) 3-0
  • 67' Goal: Matt O'Riley (Brighton) 4-0
Match stats (contains the result)
77.8%Possession22.2%
35Shots4
9Shots on target1
13Corners1
11Fouls8
0Offsides0
1Saves5
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler

  1. 1 Bart Verbruggen GK
  2. 20 Costinha DEF
  3. 5 Lewis Dunk DEF
  4. 30 Michael Svoboda DEF
  5. 21 Olivier Boscagli DEF
  6. 13 Pascal Groß MID
  7. 8 Jack Hinshelwood MID
  8. 33 Matthew O'Riley MID
  9. 35 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID
  10. 15 Ibrahim Osman FWD
  11. 10 Georginio Rutter FWD

Bench

  • 44 Luka Vušković DEF
  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  • 26 Yasin Ayari MID
  • 12 Promise David FWD
  • 59 Younes Ibrahim MID
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 38 Thomas McGill GK
  • 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
  • 14 Chema Andrés MID
  • 50 Shane Nti MID
  • 19 Charalampos Kostoulas FWD
  • 25 Diego Gómez FWD

Kauno Zalgiris 4-1-4-1

Coach: Željko Sopić

  1. 55 Tomas Švedkauskas GK
  2. 45 Joris Moutachy DEF
  3. 3 Anton Tolordava DEF
  4. 23 Aldayr Hernández DEF
  5. 37 Nosa Iyobosa Edokpolor DEF
  6. 32 Franco Baldassarra MID
  7. 70 Fabien Ourega FWD
  8. 7 Amine Benchaib MID
  9. 8 Yukiyoshi Karashima MID
  10. 15 Léo Ribeiro FWD
  11. 19 Renan FWD

Bench

  • 77 Rokas Lekiatas DEF
  • 9 Leon Kreković FWD
  • 20 Anthony Kalik MID
  • 27 Gabriel Debeljuh FWD
  • 14 Vykintas Slivka MID
  • 22 Deividas Mikelionis GK
  • 62 Lirim Kastrati DEF
  • 33 Marko Konatar DEF
  • 10 Gratas Sirgėdas MID
  • 24 Motiejus Burba MID
  • 17 Ivan Fiolić FWD