Bray Wanderers booked their place in the last 16 of the FAI Ford Cup when two excellent second half goals by lone striker Shane O'Neill gave them a narrow victory over Derry City in last night's tense third round replay at the Carlisle Grounds.

The Brandwell side took the lead on 29 minutes when winger Darren Cassidy fired home an angled shot from the left off the upright after a cross from James McClean on the right was flicked on by the head of striker Vincent Sweeney.

But Bray were level four minutes before the interval after a push by midfielder Thomas McBride on veteran Bray defender Colm Tresson inside the Derry box. Jake Kelly made no mistake with the resulting penalty when shooting past 'keeper Gerard Doherty.

The Seagulls had their noses in front on 53 minutes when a long ball over the top of the Bray defence from Dane Massey saw defender Emmet Friars attempt a back header to his 'keeper. But striker O'Neill burst through the middle and fire home from ten yards past Doherty.

After Massey had been sent off for a second bookable offence on 63 minutes, Derry pressed forward in numbers and were level on 75 minutes when 17 year old Patrick McEleney fired home a scorching free from 30 yards.

But Bray refused to lie down and O'Neill had his second of the night a minute later when shooting home left-footed from 12 yards after clever approach work by Tresson to set up a clash away to UCD in the next round.    

Bray Wanderers  - Kane; S.O'Connor, Tresson, Webster (D.Doyle 36), Massey; Mulroy, Brennan, Shields, Kavanagh, Kelly; O'Neill (R.O'Neill 90).

Derry City -  Doherty; McCallion, S.McEleney, Scoltock, Friars  (Harkin 80); McClean, Molloy, McBride (Henry 70), Cassidy; P.McEleney,Sweeney.

Referee -  Neil Doyle (Dublin).