Premier

Turners Cross
26 Oct 2018

"Lest we Forget", Cork delivered a strong reminder to Bray as to why, regardless of Monday's result, the Seagulls are leaving the top flight for a time.

Kieran Sadlier opened the scoring after a first 20 minutes of home pressure, and went on to complete his hat-trick in the opening minutes of the second period.

Gearóid Morrissey and Barry McNamee were the Rebels' other scorers in what looked like a Bray lay-down-and-die.

But after the home side went 5-0 up, Jake Ellis nicked one back for the visitors, who went on to hold the Cork side scoreless for the remaining forty minutes of football.

It was only a small gesture of defiance, but a welcome indication that the Wicklow side still has the desire to make a quick return to the Premier Division.

Compiled by Mícheál Ó hUanacháin

Bray Wanderers: 29 Evan Moran; 31 Sean Harding, 5 Seán Heaney, 4 Conor Kenna (c), 3 Kevin Lynch; 8 John Sullivan, 6 Paul O'Conor; 25 Cian Walsh, 22 Darragh Noone, 24 Jake Ellis ; 9 Gerald Pender
Subs: 11 Jake Kelly (for Ellis 70), 12 Dylan Hayes, 14 Rhys Gorman (for Noone 85), 15 Darragh Gibbons, 30 Jamie Crilly, 32 Cian Maher (for Harding 75), 40 Mark O'Connor (gk)
Cork City: 1 Mark McNulty; 3 Alan Bennett, 20 Shane Griffin, 8 Conor McCormack (c), 29 Sean McLoughlin; 26 Garry Buckley, 10 Steven Beattie, 25 Barry McNamee , 6 Gearóid Morrissey , 11 Kieran Sadlier ; 9 Graham Cummins
Subs: 5 Aaron Barry (for Morrissey 55), 7 Jimmy Keohane, 13 Peter Cherrie (gk), 17 Damien Delaney, 18 Rónán Coughlan, 21 Conor McCarthy (for Beattie 56), 24 Cian Murphy (for Buckley H/T)
Referee: Sean Grant