Bray Wanderers 0 Cork City 3: CORK CITY eased their way to their biggest league win of the season when first-half goals by George O'Callaghan, Dave Mooney and Dan Murray gave them a comfortable victory over an outclassed Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds last night.
The visitors had the perfect start when in the first minute midfielder Darren Murphy played the ball out to John O'Flynn on the right. His cross was pushed home at the far post by the unmarked O'Callaghan giving new Bray goalkeeper Alan Gough no chance.
Cork were totally dominant. O'Callaghan had a long-range effort deflected for a corner by Kevin Doherty. From the resulting corner on the right by Danny Murphy, O'Flynn headed just wide of the target.
Little was seen of the Seagulls as an attacking force.
Cork stretched their lead on half an hour when a long ball from defence allowed Mooney to burst forward and lob the ball over Gough from 35 yards.
The rout continued with Cork adding a third goal on 34 minutes. This time O'Callaghan had a shot from 16 yards which rebounded off the upright for central defender Murray to apply the vital finish from close range.
BRAY WANDERERS: Gough; Pender, Doherty (Kenny 56), Foran, Cronin; Whelan (Onwubiko 45), Cawley, Tresson, Duggan; Kavanagh, Rowe.
CORK CITY: Devine; Horgan, Sullivan, Murray, Danny Murphy; Healy, Darren Murphy, O'Callaghan, Kearney (Ryan 90); Mooney (Behan 79), O'Flynn (O'Connor 88).
Referee: D Hancock (Dublin).
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