Struijk sees red but Brighton march on with win against Sunderland
Brighton maintained their excellent start to the new Premier League season, as they beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium of Light, despite having to play much of the second half with ten men, after Pascal Struijk was shown a controversial red card.
Brighton won 2-0 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The match saw Pascal Struijk of Brighton receive a controversial red card, forcing his team to play with ten men for much of the second half. According to Adom Online, Maxim de Cuyper scored the opener in the 53rd minute, assisted by Pascal Gross, and Jaouen Hadjam added a second in stoppage time.
The red card was given to Struijk after a VAR review, with referee Thomas Bramall showing him a straight red for a foul on Wilson Isidor. The incident occurred four minutes after Brighton's first goal, when Isidor went down under pressure from Struijk, who was the last man as Isidor tried to run on to a through-ball.
Brighton's win keeps them third in the table, two points behind joint-leaders Manchester City and Arsenal, as reported by Adom Online.
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