Bray Wanderers 0-1 Scunthorpe United

Thanks to www.braywanderers.ie

BRAY WANDERERS 0 SCUNTHORPE UNITED 1

While Bray might have hoped for a result from this early friendly, pre-season for the visitors, they were left to rue a few missed chances in what was a relativley well-balanced match.

Wanderers made four changes after a tentative first half, during which neither side had more than a couple of chances.


Scunthorpe made one substitution a couple of minutes later, and it paid off almost immediately, Andy Barcham receiving a fine ball forward from Josh Walker and working his way across the Seagulls' back four one by one before contriving a shooting opportunity.


A further three Bray subs came within minutes, followed by what seemed an entire team change for the Iron, and though the visitors had more chances after that, they failed to increase their advantage.


Mid-way through the second period, however, Bray substitute Ger Pender pulled up following a clash with Callum Howe, and was in evident distress.

A lengthy delay ensued while the Bray player was attended to on the pitch, and following his departure veteran Colm Tresson took his place.

With commendable grace, referee Paul Tuite blew the game up inside regulation time, with honours relatively even in a fine warm-up for both sides.


Report by Mícheál Ó hUanacháin


Bray Wanderers: 1 Brian Kane; 2 Ryan Dooney, 5 Adam Mitchell, 4 Shane O'Connor, 3 Conor Butler; 7 Lee Dixon, 6 Graham Kelly, 8 Daire Doyle (c), 11 Brendan King; 10 Kieran Waters, 9 Jonathan Kelty



Subs: 1 Darren Quigley (gk), 12 David Webster (for O'Connor H/T), 14 Sean Hurley (for Waters H/T), 15 Seán Houston (for King 61), 16 Colm Tresson (for Pender 77), 17 Paul Moffat (for Kelly 61), 18 Pat Seery (for Mitchell H/T), 19 Ger Pender (for Dixon H/T), 20 Ismail Akinde (for Doyle 61), 25 Stephen McGuinness (gk)




Scunthorpe United: 1 Sam Slocombe; 2 Christian Ribeiro, 6 Paul Reid, X Tom Newey, 3 Callum Kennedy; 7 Jimmy Ryan, 4 Josh Walker, 9 Bobby Grant, 14 Robbie Gibbons; 10 Mike Grella, 16 Mark Duffy


Subs: 11 Andrew Barcham (for Duffy 48), 12 Connor Jennings (*see below), 13 James Severn (for Slocombe 61), 17 Matthew Godden (*and all remaining subs on for remaining starting XI except Ribeiro, 61), 20 Callum Howe, [21] Scott Matthews, X Mark Hughes, X Jordan Keegan, X Matty Mainwaring, X (Hasan al-)Yami