Galway Utd 3 Bray Wanderers 1:IN RECENT weeks there has been a touch of the erratic about Galway United so this victory brought succour to the Terryland Park faithful last night.
The opening period was laced with incident as Galway made a dashing start before Bray thundered back into the contest.
Vinny Faherty was fashioning chances for strike partner Aaron Greene, who grabbed a first half brace to steer Galway two ahead by the half-hour mark. Greene headed Galway in front on 15, and added a sweet left-footed effort in the 30th minute as the locals’ thoughtful approach was rewarded.
Bray, though, are a team eager to distribute the ball on the deck too, and they pinched a goal in the 39th minute when Dane Massey reacted briskly in a packed area.
Bray had opportunities after the restart as Gary McCabe and substitute Jake Kelly went close, but Galway survived and skipper John Russell decorated the success with an 83rd minute header.
GALWAY UNITED: Ryan; Synott, Conneely, Kelly, OToole; Murphy, McBrien (Cooke, 57 mins), Russell, O’Brien; Faherty, Greene.
BRAY WANDERERS: O’Connor; Pender, Deans, Mulcahy, Massey; McCabe, Brennan, Doyle, Shields, Coughlan (Kelly, 67 mins); Flood (Mulroy, 36 mins; Byrne, 51 mins).
Referee: D Hancock (Dublin).
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