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title: "Brighton Strasbourg: Seagulls Fight Back to Win 4-3 in Austria"
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author: "Sophie Zamora"
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published: "2026-08-01T17:19:35Z"
modified: "2026-08-26T23:26:48Z"
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# Brighton Strasbourg: Seagulls Fight Back to Win 4-3 in Austria

## Brighton Strasbourg: Seagulls Fight Back to Win 4-3 in Austria

Brighton produced a stirring pre-season comeback in Austria, fighting back from 2-0 down to beat French top-flight side Strasbourg 4-3 in Vienna. The **Brighton Strasbourg** friendly, staged at the Austrian FA’s headquarters, saw the Seagulls answer Fabian Hürzeler’s call for set-piece efficiency, scoring from two penalties, a free-kick and a corner to turn the contest on its head.

## Brighton Strasbourg: how the comeback unfolded

Hürzeler’s side were twice caught down their left inside the opening 12 minutes, with England Under-21 winger Samuel Amo-Amejaw curling home the opener before teeing up Marcel Godo for a second. The Albion hit back on 17 minutes through a Pascal Gross penalty, won when Mats Wieffer was fouled after a clever pass from Diego Gómez. Olivier Boscagli then lashed a superb first-time free-kick into the top corner — the pick of the goals — and Eiran Cashin added another from a corner as the set-piece work sharpened during Brighton’s [pre-season preparations](https://readbrighton.com/2026/07/10/brighton-france-camp-hurzeler-europe-countdown/) paid off in the searing 40-degree heat.

Leading 3-2 at the end of the 90 minutes, the Seagulls added a fourth during a 30-minute extra period tacked on for game time, Ibrahim Osman winning and converting a penalty, though Strasbourg grabbed a late reply to set the 4-3 final. Yankuba Minteh and Jack Hinshelwood had earlier gone close as Brighton grew into the contest after their sluggish start.

It caps a productive training week in Austria for Hürzeler ahead of a busy remainder to the summer schedule. As [The Argus reported](https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/26428888.see-brighton-fared-friendly-austria/), Boscagli’s free-kick was the standout moment of a much-improved second-half display from the Albion.