Make History, Joao Pedro's Penalty Takes Brighton To The Next Phase

Brighton and Hove Albion's attacking midfielder celebrated a goal against AEK Aethians in the Europa League. (Twitter @OfficialBHAFC)

JAKARTA - Brighton and Hove Albion make history. Appearing in the Europa League, Brighton for the first time advanced to the knockout phase after a narrow 1-0 win over AEK Aethens in the Gup B match at the OPAP Arena, Friday, December 1 in the morning WIB.

Brighton did a job that was not easy when facing host AEK Athens. The English Premier League team had to work hard before beating their opponents.

In that match, manager Roberto Di Zerbi fielded young player Jack Hinshelwood. Only Hinshelwood who used to play in the middle was actually placed as a left back.

However, Hinshelwood showed a slick performance. Brighton itself is also able to dominate over AEK Athens.

Only, The Seagulls' goal was created in the second half. Even their goal came from a penalty spot that was well executed by Joao Pedro.

In a lagging situation, AEK Athens instead lost a player, Mijat Gacinovic, who got a second yellow card and was followed by a red card in the 65th minute.

However, Brighton could not take advantage of the advantage of the number of players to add goals. Until the end of the match, the score remained 1-0 for Brighton.

The victory made them top of the standings with 10 points. Although there is still one match left, Brighton will definitely qualify for the next round.

However, Brighton has not yet fully qualified for the round of 16. The reason is, they are only two points ahead of Marseille who are in second place.

Group winners who get tickets to the last 16 and rank two must take part in the play-offs. The fate of both teams is determined by the match at Brighton's home on December 15 in the morning WIB.