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Bray Wanderers 1-3 Sligo Rovers
Thursday, 05 August 2010 15:30
Bray Wanderers stay firmly rooted to the bottom of the Airtricity Premier Division table when goals from Padraig Amond, Matthew Blinkhorn and Romuald Boco gave ten man Sligo Rovers a fully deserved victory at the Carlisle Grounds.
The Connacht men had to play with a numerical disadvantage after midfielder Richie Ryan was sent off for a foul on Bray striker John Mulroy on 28 minutes.
Sligo had the perfect start when a Gary McCabe cross from the left on ten minutes was powerfully headed home from ten yards by striker Padraig Amond giving 'keeper Matt Gregg no chance.
Then Amond again went close after good approach work by Josephy Ndo and Conor O'Grady. The striker's parting shot was inches wide of the target from 12 yards.
The lively Ndo then had a 30 yard pushed away by the alert Gregg before central defender Derek Foran had a header just wide of the target after an Ndo corner on the right.
Bray striker Mulroy had one effort from 30 yards just over the bar on 25 minutes before Sligo were reduced to ten men three minutes later. Cork referee Anthony Buttimer immediately showed the red card to Ryan for a dangerous midfield tackle on Mulroy.
Bray did have a chance to equalise just before the interval only for Webster to hook the ball wide after a deep cross from the right by Jake Kelly.
A back pass by Foran to 'keeper John Gibson led to Bray getting level on 52 minutes. In attempting a clearance Gibson kicked the ball into the path of Jake Kelly and the striker made no mistake firing into the unguarded net.
Romuald Boco twice went close to having Sligo ahead again when first his effort was pushed out by Gregg and then from the rebound his effort was deflected off the wall of defenders onto the bar and over for a corner.
From another corner on the right by Ndo, substitute Matthew Blinkhorn headed home firmly into the corner of the net.
Boco made victory absolutely certain with a perfect goal on 83 minutes when he ran through the Bray defence before calmly lobbing advancing 'keeper Gregg.
Bray Wanderers: Gregg; Webster (Tuohy 45), S O'Connor, Prendergast (Tresson 88), Houston; Doyle, Brennan (Shields 80), Dempsey, Zambra, Kelly, Mulroy.
Sligo Rovers: Gibson; Keane, Foran, Laughlan, Davoren; Doyle (Boco 55), O'Grady, Ryan, McCabe; Ndo, Amond (Blinkhorn 55).
Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork).
 
 
 
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