First Division

Markets Field
03 May 2019

In a game that saw level pegging between the teams, each side had the ball in the net once - but Bray's was offside, while Shaun Kelly's was not.

With a touch of fortune the visitors might have been a goal or two up before the break, but both Derek Daly and Dean O'Halloran missed inviting opportunities.

Connor Ellis had two good chances for the homeside, but was narrowly high with both.

The second period was more the hosts' affair, though O'Halloran was unlucky to draw a flag when he poked Killian Brouder's clearance attempt home after Dylan McGlade had effectively beaten Jack Brady.

Just after the hour, Dylan Barnett would have put the Seagulls ahead had his free been inches lower, but it was the Limerick captain who produced a rocket from 22 metres to beat Gabriel Sava with seven minutes to go.

A touch more accuracy in McGlade's 88th minute free would have levelled matters, but the points remained on Shannonside.

Compiled by Mícheál Ó hUanacháin

Bray Wanderers: 1 Gabriel Sava; 15 Darragh Gibbons, 2 Hugh Douglas, 4 Killian Cantwell, 3 Dylan Barnett; 11 Derek Daly, 6 Paul Keegan (c), 22 Luke Nolan, 7 Dean O'Halloran; 10 Dylan McGlade; 14 Jake Ellis
Subs: 5 Seán Heaney, 9 Joe Doyle (for Ellis 70), 12 Andrew McGovern, 16 Adam Hayden (gk), 17 Luka Lovic, 19 Brandon McCann, 24 Richie Purdy (for Daly 79)
Limerick: 1 Jack Brady; 2 Shaun Kelly (c) , 5 Killian Brouder, 6 Robbie Williams, 11 Shane Tracy; 24 Darren Murphy, 8 Jason Hughes; 19 Ger Barry, 12 Lee Devitt Molloy, 31 William Fitzgerald; 10 Connor Ellis
Subs: 9 Kieran Hanlon (for Barry 76), 15 Tomas O'Connor, 28 Adam Foley, 30 Tommy Holland (gk)
Referee: Alan Carey