Sligo Rovers 1-1 Bray Wanderers

Match report thanks to www.braywanderers.ie 
Bray took a valuable point from their encounter in the North-West today.

The first period was slow to come alive, though the ball covered a fair bit of ground, and while the home side had the better of the corner count, free kicks, and a couple of half-chances around the quarter hour, their best shot came from an off-side Danny North.


But half way through, Bray produced their first real attack, Kieran "Marty" Waters feeding Jason Byrne right in front of goal, and former Bray net-minder Gary Rogers produced a marvelloous reaction save with his foot.

Within the minute, Raffaele Cretaro beat Quigley with a speculative shot from the left, only to see his effort slide off the far post.


And less than a minute after that, Bray were in the Sligo danger area again, Waters's cross just missing Byrne, but Adam Hanlon was wide enough to keep possession and cut back for John Mulroy, whose shot was intercepted by the defence just enough to put it out off the foot of the right hand post.


And it was the visitors who shocked the Showgrounds four minutes after the break with Byrne stealing his twelfth goal of the season.


Alan Keane answered with a well-taken goal of his own, creating his opening after a feed from Joseph Ndo, and firing home from close range.


Adam Mitchell was shown yellow for the second time in timed added, and the Seagulls ended up with only nine men when John Mulroy was injured just before the final whistle.

Report Mícheál Ó hUanacháin
Photos  Mick Tierney


Bray Wanderers:  1 Darren Quigley; 2 David Webster, 6 Danny O'Connor (c), 26 Shane O'Connor; 16 Dean Zambra; 11 Kieran Waters, 7 Kevin O'Connor, 21 Adam Hanlon; 18 John Mulroy; 10 Jason Byrne


Subs: 8 Daire Doyle (for Hanlon 74), 12 Kevin Knight (for Waters 77), 14 Graham Kelly, 19 Conor Butler, 22 Pat Seery, 30 Brendan King (for Byrne 87), 25 Brian Kane (gk)


Sligo Rovers: 1 Gary Rogers; 2 Alan Keane, 4 Gavin Peers, 5 Danny Ventre (c), 3 Iarfhlaith Davoren; 8 Romuald Boco, 11 Ross Gaynor, 22 David Cawley, 15 Joseph Ndo; 10 Raffaele Cretaro, 27 Danny North

Subs: 6 Jeff Henderson, 7 John Dillon (for ), 9 Mark Quigley (for Gaynor 60), 14 Pascal Millien (for Cretaro 60), 16 Lee Lynch, 23 Ciarán Kelly, 29 Séamus Conneely (for Ndo 80)


Referee: Graham Kelly