Brann vs 15.10.26 19:002 – 1Full Time
Lincoln Red Imps FC — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Brann come from behind with ten men to beat Lincoln Red Imps
Brann beat Lincoln Red Imps FC 2-1 at Brann Stadion on the opening matchday of the Europa Conference League league stage, recovering from a goal down and a first-half sending-off to take all three points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The home side were reduced to ten men in the 23rd minute when Neraysho Kasanwirjo was shown a red card with the score goalless. Brann still dominated the ball and the half ended 0-0, but they found no way through against a deep-lying visiting side.
Lincoln Red Imps FC made the most of their sparse chances in the 59th minute, when Enrique Gómez Bernal scored from Nano's assist. Their lead lasted only two minutes of game time before Gabriel Cardozo was sent off in the 61st minute, levelling the numbers at ten against ten.
Niklas Castro equalised in the 64th minute and struck again in the 81st, converting a Jonas Torsvik assist to make it 2-1. Brann travel to Kauno Žalgiris on Thursday 22 October in the same competition, while Lincoln Red Imps FC host Twente that day.
Niklas Castro scored both Brann goals, in the 64th and 81st minutes, and earned a rating of 9.2, the highest of any player in the match.
Brann forced 15 corners to none for Lincoln Red Imps FC, a measure of how much of the match was played in the visitors' half despite the home side's red card.
Brann beat Lincoln Red Imps FC 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Brann met Lincoln Red Imps FC in the UEFA Europa Conference League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Brann Stadion. Referee: Dalibor Cerny.
Team pages: Brann · Lincoln Red Imps FC · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 23' Red card: Neraysho Kasanwirjo
- 59' Goal: Enrique Gómez Bernal (assist: Nano) — 0–1 · Watch Enrique Gómez Bernal's goal video (59')
- 61' Red card: Gabriel Cardozo
- 64' Goal: Niklas Castro — 1–1 · Watch Niklas Castro's goal video (64')
- 81' Goal: Niklas Castro (assist: Jonas Torsvik) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Brann (4-3-3)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (5-3-2)
- 13 Jaylan Hankins
- 21 Nano
- 3 Christian Rutjens
- 23 Joe
- 5 Gabri Garcia
- 66 Julliani Eersteling
- 8 Mandi
- 22 Graeme Torrilla (c)
- 18 Toni García
- 11 Álvaro Romero
- 9 Enrique Gómez Bernal
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Brann 82%, the draw 11%, Lincoln Red Imps FC 7%. It finished Brann 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC.
A big strength gap puts Brann well clear — We give Brann 82% mainly because they sit 349 points higher on our strength rating, 1548 to 1198, and the usual home advantage adds to that. The draw sits at 11%, the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged up only slightly by a typical 2.6 goals a game in each side's recent matches.
Why Brann at 82%?
Brann sit 349 points higher on our strength rating — 1548 to 1198. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.2% of 5,559 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 83–10–7.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 82% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and Lincoln Red Imps FC at 7%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 11.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,322.
What did we measure but not count?
Brann's last five in the competitions we cover: W-L-W-D-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.4% of 1902 games when clearly hotter and 43.7% of 3649 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Brann vs Lincoln Red Imps FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Enrique Gómez Bernal's goal against Brann (59').
- Watch Niklas Castro's goal against Lincoln Red Imps FC (64').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Brann 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC. Explore more on the Brann and Lincoln Red Imps FC team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.