irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 22:07

Fingal advance after frantic finish

Bray Wanderers 2 Sporting Fingal 2 (agg 2-4):  Sporting Fingal are in the League of Ireland Premier Division after a 2-2 draw with Bray Wanderers gave them an aggregate win of 4-2 in the two legged play off.

Eamon Zayed sent Fingal 3-0 up on aggregate with a 59th minute goal but a John Flood lob got Bray back in it with seven minutes remaining.

Bray’s Australian goalkeeper Chris O’Connor then gave them hope with an injury time header but he was

dispossessed a minute later and Robert Bayly made sure it was Fingal who were going up.

Bray Wanderers:  O’Connor; Doyle, Foran, Deans, Cronin (Tresson, 68 mins.); McCabe, Mulcahy, Massey, Coughlan (Kelly, 63 mins.); Byrne, Flood.

Sporting Fingal:  Quigley; James, Maher, Paisley, Fitzgerald; Bayly, McFaul, Williams (Kirby, 81 mins.); C. Byrne, O’Neill (Foley, 90+5), Zayed.

Referee:  Declan Hanney (Dublin).

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