Brighton vs Kauno Žalgiris 4-0

Brighton beat Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 at the American Express Stadium, with Georginio Rutter scoring twice and putting the match beyond the visitors before half-time. João Pedro's side kept control after the break and added two more goals without reply.

The first goal came in the 41st minute, when G. Rutter finished from I. Osman to make it 1-0. In first-half stoppage time, J. Hinshelwood then struck from G. Rutter's assist to make it 2-0. Brighton led 2-0 at the break.

Brighton made two changes on 46 minutes, with L. Dunk and O. Boscagli going off, while Kauno Žalgiris also made two, as Leo Ribeiro and F. Ourega were replaced. G. Rutter scored his second of the match on 53 minutes, again from I. Osman, to make it 3-0. Brighton then made two more changes on 57 minutes, with P. Gross and J. Hinshelwood taken off, while Kauno Žalgiris made two more of their own. M. O'Riley sealed it on 67 minutes from Y. Ibrahim, who had come on in the 67th minute.

The numbers reflected Brighton's grip on the match. They had 80% possession, 675 passes to Kauno Žalgiris' 184 and 92% pass accuracy compared with 62%. Brighton also finished with 36 shots to 3, 9 on target to 1, 13 corners to none and an xG of 4.09 against 0.02. Kauno Žalgiris made 5 saves, while Brighton made 1.

F. Ourega was booked in the 12th minute. Brighton had no yellow cards.