Twente thrash Lincoln Red Imps 4-1 in UEFA Conference League

Twente secured a big win over hosts Lincoln Red Imps, winning 4-1 in a match played as part of the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, held on 22 October 2026 at ten pm Saudi time.

Thomas van den Belt opened the scoring for Twente in the 19th minute, before Wout Weghorst added the second goal in the 24th minute. Nano managed to reduce the deficit for Lincoln Red Imps with a goal in the 38th minute, bringing an eventful first half full of goals to a close.

In the second half, Thomas van den Belt returned to score his second goal of the match and his side's third in the 57th minute, before Daouda Weidmann added Twente's fourth goal in stoppage time in the 90+3 minute, sealing the result decisively in his team's favour.

Bart van Rooij of Twente was named man of the match after a standout performance that earned him a rating of 8.9, featuring in the match for 89 minutes and providing one assist.

Twente dominated proceedings with 72 percent possession compared to 28 percent for Lincoln Red Imps, and had 25 shots compared to just 4 for their hosts, including 7 shots on target against just one for the home side. Twente also had the upper hand in passing accuracy with 91 percent compared to 71 percent, and in the number of corner kicks with 6 compared to just one corner for Lincoln Red Imps.

The match saw no red cards, while Twente players received two yellow cards, with no bookings recorded for Lincoln Red Imps. The match was officiated by referee Matteo Marcenaro.

With this result, Twente raised their tally to 3 points, with one win, one goal scored and no goals conceded, while Lincoln Red Imps remained stuck on zero points following the defeat, having scored one goal and conceded two.