4 – 0
“Brighton break the deadlock through Charalampos Kostoulas after sustained pressure from a pair of corners. Maxim De Cuyper picks out Kostoulas, who finishes to open the scoring and set the tone for the evening.”
Pivotal“Maxim De Cuyper doubles Brighton's lead after Pascal Gross's shot is blocked and the ball falls kindly in the area. De Cuyper is quickest to react and slots home to make it 2-0, effectively killing the tie.”
Pivotal“Mats Wieffer adds a third before half-time after Charalampos Kostoulas turns provider, capping a devastating five-minute spell that began with De Cuyper's second goal and leaves Tromsø with no way back.”
Pivotal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tromsø
Outstanding performance
Brighton & Hove Albion•DefenderBrighton were utterly ruthless in what amounted to a one-sided European procession, pressing Tromsø from the first whistle and wrapping up the tie before half-time. Roberto De Zerbi's side — or whoever oversees the Amex setup now — controlled 80 percent of possession and fashioned 16 shots to Tromsø's three, with the Norwegian visitors barely able to string passes together at 65 percent accuracy. The first half told the whole story: Charalampos Kostoulas opened the scoring via a corner routine on 22 minutes, De Cuyper added a second from close range on 33, and Mats Wieffer buried a third just before the break to make the tie a formality. Tromsø's two saves were the only moments their goalkeeper was properly called upon, and the mass substitutions at the break from the visitors' bench told their own story of capitulation. Olivier Boscagli added a fourth in the second half to complete the rout, and Brighton advance to the next round of the Conference League with something approaching contemptuous ease.
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Olivier BoscagliOlivier Boscagli takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Goal! Olivier Boscagli scores, making it 4-0.
Casper Oyvann is on, and Leon Hien is off.
Malick Yalcouye is on, and Matthew O'Riley is off.
Pascal Gross takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! Olivier Boscagli scores, making it 4-0.
Leon Hien takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yasin Ayari takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ibrahim Osman comes on for Maxim de Cuyper.
Zadok Yohanna comes on for Diego Gómez.
Corner awarded.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Diego Gómez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a header shot but misses.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a header shot but misses.
Joao Pedro Loureiro da Costa is on, and Mats Wieffer is off.
Lars Olden Larsen comes on for Jesper Andreas Grundt.
On Sander Innvaer, off Alexander Thongla-Iad Warneryd.
Pascal Struijk replaces Lewis Dunk.
Ieltsin Camoes is substituted for Heine Larsen.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Diego Gómez takes a header shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 3-0.
Corner awarded.
Heine Larsen's right-footed shot is blocked.
Heine Larsen takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Alexander WarnerydYellow CardYellow card shown to Alexander Thongla-Iad Warneryd.
Alexander Thongla-Iad Warneryd takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mats WiefferMats Wieffer takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Charalampos Kostoulas
Goal! Mats Wieffer scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas.
Maxim de Cuyper scores with a right-footed shot.
Luka Vuskovic takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Maxim de Cuyper scores, making it 2-0.
Pascal Gross takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Diego Gómez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Matthew O'Riley takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Charalampos KostoulasCharalampos Kostoulas takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Maxim De Cuyper
Goal! Charalampos Kostoulas scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Maxim de Cuyper.
Corner awarded.
Diego Gómez attempts a header, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Pascal Gross takes a header shot but misses.
On comes Leon Hien, off goes Vetle Skjaervik.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Charalampos Kostoulas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Sander van der Eijk.
