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Brighton vs Bologna player ratings: Jack Hinshelwood's perfect response to Arsenal and Man United transfer claim How Albion players rated in their pre-season win against Bologna at the Amex Stadium Brighton's final tune-up of pre-season ended with a 1-0 win against Italian club Bologna. Arsenal’s £50m transfer target Jack Hinshelwood scored the decisive goal after 60 minutes with a close range finish following Mats Wieffer's initial effort. The Seagulls created the best of the chances but were also grateful to Bart Verbruggen who saved well when one-on-one with away striker Cambiaghi in the first half. Georginio, Pascal Gross, Mats Wieffer and Hinshelwood all tested the away keeper in the first half, while Ferdi Kadioglu rattled the post shortly after the break. Hinshelwood had the vital say on the hour as his effort showed why Arsenal and Man United both want to sign him. Brighton will not want to lose their star man so late in the window. Brighton are in Conference League first leg play-off action this Thursday at Tromso and swiftly welcome Aston Villa to the Amex Stadium on August 23 for their Premier League opener. The return leg against Tromso is at the Amex on August 27. A full throttle start for Albion. Brighton player ratings v Bologna Bart Verbruggen - 7: A good save on 14 minutes to deny Cambiaghi. Closed the angle well and stayed upright. The Dutchman was also down sharply after the break to beat away an effort from Piccoli Mats Wieffer - 6: Caught the wrong side of Cambiaghi a couple of times but overall a solid defensive display. Far post header from a corner forced a sharp save from Skorupski and a nice assist for Hinshelwood’s goal. Luka Vuskovic - 7: A good physical challenge for the £50m and he stood up well to the powerful Bologna forward Dobvyk. Very good on the ball as well and looks ready for the serious action that starts next week. Olivier Boscagli - 7: Looks to be Brighton most senior centre back, who is fit at the moment. New signings Michael Svoboda and Pascal Struijk are managing injuries and Lewis Dunk is not yet 100 per cent. Replaced by Dunk on 65 minutes. Ferdi Kadioglu - 6: The full back came the closest to opening the scoring as he hit the post shortly after the interval. Replaced by Igor (remember him?) on 77 minutes. Pascal Gross - 7: The German found gaps in the midfield and saw a decent angled effort from the edge of the box saved on 28 minutes. Yasin Ayari - 8: Looks so sharp in midfield these days and in complete control of his game. The Gross-Ayari midfield combo is a good one. Just as well as Baleba remains sidelined. Diego Gomez - 6: The Paraguayan signed a new five-year contract this week and the versatile performers operated on the right side of the attack. A solid outing for Gomez but more to come, much more! Jack Hinshelwood - 8: The Arsenal and Man United transfer target played in the No 10 role and showed some neat touches and link play. His first effort arrived on 38 minutes as his first time shot after good work from Boscagli was saved. He opened the scoring on he hour with a neat close range finish. Hopefully Arsenal were not watching. Maxim De Cuyper - 6: Played on the left wing and drew the first save with an acrobatic left footed effort on five minutes. A steady performance but did he do enough to be in the XI at Tromso on Thursday? Georginio - 6: An early sighter as he whistled one wide with his left foot from 25 yards... almost a replica of his goal against Roma last week. He then stung the keeper's hands from a similar distance. Too loose in possession at times. A mixed bag from the Frenchman. Substitutions: Yalcouye (Hinshelwood, 65), Osman (De Cuyper, 65), Dunk (Boscagli, 65), Yohanna (Gomez, 65), Svoboda (Vuskovic, 65), Kostoulas (Georginio,70), Igor (Kadioglu, 77), Costinha (Wieffer, 77).