Kane able to ensure Wanderers finish well

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Bray Wanderers 1 Dundalk 0: DEAN ZAMBRA scored against Dundalk for the second time this season…

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Bray Wanderers 1 Dundalk 0:DEAN ZAMBRA scored against Dundalk for the second time this season, but it was goalkeeper Brian Kane who ensured Bray finished the season with a hat-trick of wins.

Midfielder Zambra struck five minutes into the second half. Dane Massey fed Kieran Waters on the left and his low cross in to the near post was turned home by Zambra.

Dundalk were almost level within a minute when Mark Quigley’s shot took a deflection to bring a spectacular tip-over save from the wrong-footed Kane.

Dean Bennett then shot narrowly over the bar from a Keith Ward corner before Kane was there to excel again on 70 minutes with a superb reaction save to touch Ward’s first-time shot from a Jason Byrne cross over the bar.

Earlier, Bray’s Adam Mitchell was guilty of missing a sitter when blazing over the top from Waters’ through ball after 28 minutes.

BRAY WANDERERS: Kane; Mitchell, Prendergast, Last (S O'Connor, 66 mins), Madden; Tresson (D O'Connor, 73 mins), Dempsey, Zambra, Early (Bolger, 63 mins); Shaw, Waters.

DUNDALK: Cherrie; Madden, C Byrne (J Byrne, 60 mins), Hawkins, McHugh; Ward, Bennett, Bolger, Gaynor; Breen (McKenna, 73 mins), Quigley.

Referee: A Kelly(Cork).

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