Conference League round 2: Brighton draw 0–0, Trabzonspor win 2–0
Brighton’s draw at Jablonec takes them to four points, while Trabzonspor reach six after beating Hearts for a second league-phase win.
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Brighton’s draw at Jablonec takes them to four points, while Trabzonspor reach six after beating Hearts for a second league-phase win.
Brighton drew 0–0 at Jablonec and Trabzonspor beat Hearts 2–0 in the Conference League’s second league-phase round on 22 October. The defeat left Hearts on one point from two matches before their next match away to Thun on 5 November.
Brighton and Trabzonspor had both won their opening matches. Trabzonspor maintained that winning start, while Jablonec earned their first point. Ajax also beat Atalanta 2–0 for their first win, while Monaco defeated Freiburg 3–0.
Ajax’s home victory left both Ajax and Atalanta on three points. Monaco also won at home, beating Freiburg by three goals.
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| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aarhus | 1–1 | Egnatia |
| Borac | 2–0 | KuPS |
| Braga | 2–0 |
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| Lincoln | 1–4 | Twente |
| Midtjylland | 0–1 | Sint-Truiden |
| Thun | 0–1 | Hajduk |
Copenhagen equalised in the 70th minute to draw 2–2 away to Crvena Zvezda. The draw left Copenhagen with four points from two matches and Crvena Zvezda with one.
The 18-match round also included these earlier results.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Kairat | 1–5 | Panathinaikos |
| Getafe | 2–5 | Lugano |
| Iberia | 1–1 | Mjallby |
| Inter Andorra | 1–3 | Craiova |
| Kauno | 1–4 | Brann |
| Nordsjaelland | 2–2 | CSKA Sofia |
| Pafos | 1–1 | Riga |
Mohamed Salah put Trabzonspor ahead with a penalty in the 32nd minute after Franculino Dju was brought down in the area. Franculino doubled the lead in the 58th minute, exchanging passes with Salah before curling a shot into the far side of the net. Trabzonspor finished with 10 players after Lopes Cabral received a second yellow card in the fifth minute of added time.
Brighton made eight changes from their weekend win and created few clear chances before half-time. Jablonec threatened late in the match, but neither side found a winner.
The results took Trabzonspor to six points and Brighton to four, while Jablonec and Hearts each had one.
| Team | Before round 2 | After two games |
|---|---|---|
| Trabzonspor | 3 | 6 |
| Brighton | 3 | 4 |
| Jablonec | 0 | 1 |
| Hearts | 1 | 1 |
The next league-phase round is scheduled for 5 November, when Hearts travel to Thun. Trabzonspor face Freiburg without Cabral, whose dismissal rules him out of that match.
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