Monday, October 22, 2018

With a win, the Bray Wanderers upset Derry City


Bray Wanderers 2, Derry City 1
Carlisle Grounds, Bray

A late game winner from John Sullivan in the 90th minute became a stunner for the visiting Derry City looking forward to an easy win in Carlisle Grounds over a reduced Bray side looking forward to an easy win. 

However, the plan did not went forward for the Candystripes manager Kenny Shiels who in the end is looking forward to this campaign to end and looking for next campaign and a fresh start and become an all-around contender. 

Still this campaign not everything was lost for the City Boys as these earned the EA Sports shield after beating first division Cobh Ramblers at Brandywell Stadium to the delight of its followers.

With a match against Saint Patrick’s Athletic at Inchicore the Candystripes are looking forward, to close up the campaign in the plus if these deliver a win over the Saints and on the road to finish the campaign tied up in points. 

Getting back to this match, these Bray Wanderers played a marvelous game of football from start to its end, still this in the end this match was a total contest in every minute played for both squads just looking for the win. 

As in the 15’ minute the visitors hit first with a score from Dean Shiels as his father astonished saw how his son opened up the score and to the dismay of the attendees in the Grounds seeing how their side was heading once again to collapse. 

For the local Gulls, it was business as usual and these were not going to leave this match without putting on a fight as in the 26’ minute he locals via Sean Heaney put the score even and going to halftime all tied up. 

As the start of the second half every minute count and for both squads vying for the kill if not to score the game winner as this match looked like a tug of war by these two titans looking for the win.

Both sides attempting at goal and coming short of their objective until the ninetieth minute when  John Sullivan came in an opportune time and on injury time on the 94th minute  to score the game winner and with little time left. 

Soon the clock hit 95’ the game official whistle the final for the locals to come up high with a win and play their last game of the campaign still in the Premier division as 2019 these will have to start a new chapter in first division. 

One more match left for the Seagulls when these visit the Rebel Army at always-difficult turner’s Cross to wrap another edition of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland. 



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