Brighton don settle for goalless draw against stubborn Tromso side for first leg of dia Conference League play-off match wey dem play almost 200 miles north of Arctic Circle.
Di Seagulls wey dey play dia first competitive game of dis season, look laboured at times against dis Norwegian side wey dey middle of dia domestic campaign.
Brighton go need to finish di job at di Amex for di second leg next Thursday night, because any win go take dem through to di main draw of di competition. Before dat one, dem go host Aston Villa for dia Premier League opener on Sunday, 2pm kickoff live on Sky Sports.
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler tok say dem expect how Tromso play. Dem defend well, dem compact, and dem block shots well. Dem get one good goalkeeper and dem good for transition.
E say dem create opportunities, but for di end dem go need to be satisfied with draw, though e no be di result dem hope for. E say dem control di game but dem no quick enough for possession, and dem still get opportunities.
Hurzeler add say Tromso get two big chances after transition moments wey dem need to defend better. Overall, e say dem be good football team, so dem go play for dia highest level to win di game at di Amex.
For di match, Tromso goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard make two fine diving saves for di first half to deny Georginio Rutter and Ibrahim Osman. Di resulting corners also see Boscagli head over.
For di second half, Heine Larsen beat di offside trap but Bart Verbruggen rush off im line to make brilliant stop. Later, Isak Vadebu bin get one-on-one chance but e skew im shot wide, to di relief of Brighton fans.
Ex-Brighton striker Warren Aspinall talk for BBC Sussex say Brighton need to be better for di final third, attack di ball. E say Osman had good game, especially first half. E talk say dem fit see di gulf between di teams, and dem suppose dey beat dis side.
Brighton get 25 shots to Tromso five, with six efforts on target against one. But Tromso still get dia chances, so some way, Albion lucky to get draw.
Summer signing Zadok Yohanna make im late substitute debut, replace Ferdi Kadioglu. Luka Vuskovic, wey join from Tottenham for club-record £46m, get im first competitive start, but e see yellow card for second half for shirt pull.
For injury side, Carlos Baleba and Yankuba Minteh no dey squad, as dem dey sidelined. Brighton next match na home game against Aston Villa on Sunday.
