Galway United's woeful season continued as Bray Wanderers cruised to a win that was as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.

 

The Tribesmen have lost 16 out of their 18 matches at the Corribside venue, but it was the manner of this loss that was most worrying ahead of next month's promotion/relegation play/off.

Throughout a miserable season Galway have repeatedly encountered problems failing to deal with routine situations and Bray were keen to exploit this early on.

The visitors could have scored on three occasions inside the opening 10 minutes as Galway were fortunate to survive several scares.

Eight minutes in Stephen Last's clearance spilled kindly for Kieran Marty Waters, who came close to giving Bray the lead.

Waters' pace was causing Galway plenty of bother and Laurence Gaughan did well to deny the promising Bray youngster.

Then Eric Browne was forced to hook a Waters effort off the line following a Jake Kelly delivery as Bray continued to probe.

But Galway had an opportunity themselves in the 13th minute when Bobby Ryan's cross somehow found Oscar Sibanda, who was unable to direct the ball on target.

Bray were on the front foot, though, and Waters fed Jake Kelly, who was denied by the woodwork on the quarter hour mark.

Galway custodian Conor Winn made a splendid 33rd minute save from Jake Kelly, who was prominent on the left flank.

But Bray took the lead in the 38th minute with Gary Dempsey providing the assist for Jake Kelly, who drilled home a precise shot.

Two minutes later Winn's weak kick out allowed Conor Murphy dash through to claim another goal for the vibrant visitors.

Then on 42 Jake Kelly's corner created a third for veteran Colm Tresson, who was crafty enough to head home from an acute angle.

Galway's woeful defending didn't stop as in first half stoppage time Waters added a fourth after Winn failed to hold a Dempsey free kick.

Ten minutes after the restart Bray scored again as Graham Kelly netted as Galway were unable to clear a threatening Tresson cross.

The rout was completed in the last minute when Bray substitute Shane O'Neill converted a sixth goal for the vibrant visitors.

GALWAY UNITED: Winn; Sinnott, Gaughan, Browne, Walsh; Ryan, S Kelly (Gartlan, 60), Murphy, Sibanda; Caldwell (Kim, 69), Duggan (Gilmore, 60).

BRAY WANDERERS: Kane; Brennan, Last, O'Connor, Knight; Tresson, Dempsey, G Kelly (O'Neill 74), J Kelly (McGuinness, 74), Murphy (Butler, 78), Waters.

REFEREE: R Winter (Wicklow).