UEFA Conference League

FT Thursday, October 15, 2026
Kauno Zalgiris WLLLW 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion DWWWW 4
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ZAL000
BHA224
American Express Stadium · 21,840 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Rutter sends message to Hürzeler with brace as Brighton cruise past Kauno Zalgiris

Georginio Rutter got Brighton's Conference League campaign off to a flying start and sent a message to boss Fabian Hürzeler.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
13
5
Saves
1
22.2
Possession
77.8
4
SHOTS
35
1
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
136
Accurate Passes
632
207
Passes
687
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
17
3
Crosses
51
0.3
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
29
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.9
1
Blocked Shots
10
12
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
9
0.5
Tackle %
0.9
8
Interceptions
3
62
Effective Clearances
20
62
Clearances
20

Lineups

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 30Michael SvobodaCD-L
  3. 5Lewis DunkCD-R
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliLB
  5. 20CostinhaRB
  6. 35Malick YalcouyéCM
  7. 8Jack HinshelwoodLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 10Georginio RutterF
  10. 15Ibrahim OsmanLF
  11. 33Matt O'RileyRF

ZAL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 55Tomas SvedkauskasG
  2. 23Aldayr HernándezCD-L
  3. 3Anton TolordavaCD-R
  4. 32Franco BaldassarraDM
  5. 37Nosa Iyobosa EdokpolorLB
  6. 45Joris MoutachyRB
  7. 8Yukiyoshi KarashimaCM-L
  8. 7Amine BenchaibCM-R
  9. 15Léo RibeiroLM
  10. 70Fabien OuregaRM
  11. 19Renan OliveiraF

Timeline

  1. 12' Fabien Ourega (Kauno Zalgiris) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Renan Oliveira (Kauno Zalgiris).
  3. 36'
  4. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 37'
  6. 41' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Kauno Zalgiris 0. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  7. 41'
  8. 43'
  9. 45'+2' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Kauno Zalgiris 0. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
  10. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Luka Vuskovic replaces Lewis Dunk.
  11. 45' Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Leon Krekovic replaces Léo Ribeiro.
  12. 45' Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Rokas Lekiatas replaces Fabien Ourega.
  13. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Olivier Boscagli.
  14. 53' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Kauno Zalgiris 0. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Osman.
  15. 57' Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Anthony Kalik replaces Franco Baldassarra.
  16. 57' Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Gabriel Debeljuh replaces Renan Oliveira.
  17. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Pascal Groß.
  18. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Promise David replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  19. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Amine Benchaib (Kauno Zalgiris).
  20. 60'
  21. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 61'
  23. 61' Substitution, Kauno Zalgiris. Vykintas Slivka replaces Amine Benchaib because of an injury.
  24. 67' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Younes Ibrahim replaces Ibrahim Osman because of an injury.
  25. 67' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 4, Kauno Zalgiris 0. Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Younes Ibrahim with a cross following a set piece situation.
  26. 76' Delay in match because of an injury Aldayr Hernández (Kauno Zalgiris).
  27. 76'
  28. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 77'

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