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Tue 11 Nov 2009Sporting take their chance to sit at the top table
LEAGUE OF IRELAND PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF:GOALS FROM in-form Eamon Zayed and Robert Bayly signalled Sporting Fingal’s arrival in the Premier Division and relegated Bray after five years in the top flight.
Having been on the back foot for most of the night as Bray chased a 2-0 first leg deficit, FAI Cup finalists Sporting punished an error to take the lead on 59 minutes. Bray goalkeeper Chris O’Connor rushed off his line to clear Lorcan Fitzgerald’s long ball forward only to lose out to Gary O’Neill.
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