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Kostoulas Overhead Kick Saves Brighton Against Bournemouth

Brighton's 18-year-old Kostoulas scored his second goal this season with a stoppage-time bicycle kick to maintain Brighton's five-game unbeaten run, leaving them 12th in the Premier League.

  • On Monday, Brighton substitute Charalampos Kostoulas scored a stoppage-time bicycle kick to salvage a 1-1 home draw with AFC Bournemouth at the Amex Stadium.
  • Referee Paul Tierney initially booked Amine Adli for diving but, after a pitch-side VAR review, ruled Bart Verbruggen fouled him and awarded a penalty converted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • With less than one of eight added minutes remaining, Fabian Hürzeler brought on Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, and Georginio Rutter, leading to Kostoulas’s bicycle kick from about 10 yards after Van Hecke's knock-down.
  • Brighton's draw extended their unbeaten run of five games, keeping them 12th while AFC Bournemouth remain 15th on 27 points, denying Bournemouth back-to-back league wins.
  • Supporters booed and chanted `you're not fit to referee` as Paul Tierney left the pitch at half-time, and Andoni Iraola lamented conceding the late goal, saying 'everything is going against us.
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Charalampos Kostoulas continues to impress in the Premier League. The Brighton striker scored a spectacular equaliser against Bournemouth, confirming why he is considered one of the most promising talents in European football. It was the 90th minute and 20 seconds when Kostoulas (Athens, 30 May 2007) stopped the clock at the Falmer Stadium. Signed from Olympiacos this summer for €35m, he took the ball from Van Hecke, controlled it with his chest…

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Kostoulas's late overhead kick rescues point for Brighton in 1-1 draw with Bournemouth

Teenage substitute Charalampos Kostoulas scored with an audacious overhead kick in a stoppage-time to give Brighton a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth.

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, January 19, 2026.
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