First Division

Lissywollen
06 Oct 2023

A late revival of sorts saw Bray open the tiniest sliver of light on the prospect of reaching the playoffs with a second victory in two weeks.

Midway through the first half, Conor Knight doubled his Bray goal tally with an easy tap in at the near post following good interplay between Harry Groome and Callum Thompson.

Bray keeper Matt Connor's clean sheet contributed to the victory by finding ways to turn the ball away several times, especially in the second half.

He denied Frantz Pierrot twice, as well as Noah van Geenen, while former Seagull Enda Minogue in the home goal likewise thwarted Chris Lyons twice, and Bray substitute Conor Crowley could only find the woodwork.

Bray Wanderers: 45 Matthew Connor; 18 Max Murphy , 4 Jack Hudson, 12 Cole Omorehiomwan, 14 Dane Massey (c) ; 16 Callum Thompson, 20 Conor Knight , 8 Harry Groome, 17 Darren Craven; 9 Chris Lyons
Subs: 1 Alex Moody (gk), 3 Len O'Sullivan (for Knight 72), 5 David Webster (for Lyons 88), 7 Conor Crowley (for Craven 72), 10 Conor Davis, 29 Daniel Chukwu (for Thompson 88), 32 Yousef Mahdy, 39 Thomas Morgan, 42 Philip Cooney
Athlone Town: 1 Enda Minogue; 4 Noah van Geenen , 2 German Fuentes Rodriguez, 6 Patrick Hickey, 3 Jack Kavanagh ; 5 Daniel McKenna; 18 Oisín Duffy (c), 20 Jamar Campion-Hinds, 8 Aaron Connolly; 9 Frantz Pierrot, 11 Dylan Gavin
Subs: 7 Daniel Orrego, 10 Valeri Dolia (for Gavin 69), 15 Shane Forbes, 16 Charlie Raper (gk), 22 Nazar Zubkov, 24 Josh McGlone (for Connolly 70), 25 Matthew Leal, 26 Donal Curtin, 27 Matthew Kitson Baker (for Duffy 82)
Referee: Paul Norton