Brighton frustrated as Conference League play-off tie hangs in the balance

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBrighton had to settle for a point (Getty)Brighton played out a goalless draw against Norwegian side Tromso in the first leg of their Conference League play-off match at the Romssa Stadium in the Arctic Circle. Debutant winger Ibrahim Osman impressed for the Seagulls during the first half, forcing a fine reaction save from Tromso goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard, who also denied Yasin Ayari later in the match. Tromso threatened on the counter-attack in the second half, with Lars Olden Larsen being denied by Bart Verbruggen before defender Isak Vadebu missed a late opportunity to snatch a winner. Brighton handed a start to club-record £46m defender Luka Vuskovic, while key players Carlos Baleba and Yankuba Minteh were absent.The play-off tie remains all square ahead of next week's deciding second leg at The Amex Stadium, with Brighton now turning their focus to Sunday's Premier League opener against Aston Villa. In fullBrighton held at Tromso in Conference League play-off first legMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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