3 v 1 
Bray WanderersVideo
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2022 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's First Division | 2022 |
Match Report
Cobh come from behind to see off Bray
A Luke Desmond inspired comeback saw Cobh come from behind to defeat Bray Wanderers 3-1 at St. Colman’s Park.
After a scrappy opening to proceedings, the first chance of the game went to Bray’s Ben Feeney who headed wide from an excellent Cian Waters cross in the seventh minute.
Cobh had chances of their own minutes later through Jake Hegarty whose left-footed effort went inches wide of the right-hand post.
Cobh’s bad luck at home continued in the 29th minute when Conor Drinan’s tackle was deemed to be a penalty, much to the annoyance of the home support. Kurtis Byrne duly slotted to give Bray a 1-0 lead.
Bray’s lead would only last five minutes however as Jake Hegarty levelled for the hosts with a great header from a well-worked corner to make it 1-1.
That goal gave the Rams a much-needed boost as they finished the half the stronger. In fact, the hosts could have gone in ahead at the break when Jason Abbott’s free-kick missed a necessary Cobh head for what would have been a certain goal.
The hosts continued where they left off at the beginning of the second half with Bray looking very fragile at the back when the ball was in the final third.
This fragility showed again in the 55th minute when Conor Drinan headed a long ball into Luke Desmond who smashed the ball into the bottom corner to make it 2-1 to the Rams.
Bray manager Pat Devlin rang the changes on the hour mark to try and affect the game. Jamie Hollywood in particular was impressive in the midfield when he came on.
Despite this Bray were lucky to have eleven men on the field when Dean Zambra cynically pulled back Conor Drinan who was running through on goal.
Bray continued to push for an equaliser while James O’Leary nearly made it 3-1 but his shot hit the side netting with ten minutes to go.
Darren O’Sullivan Connell struck a fantastic free kick in the 88th minute to seal Shane Keegan’s first victory in charge and only a third win of the season.
Timeline
| 29' | 8. Kurtis Byrne | |
| 9. Jake Hegarty | 34' | |
| 52' | Kurtis Byrne Jamie Hollywood | |
| 16. Luke Desmond | 55' | |
| 5. Breandan Frahill | 58' | |
| 11. James O'Leary | 61' | |
| 62' | Zak O'Neill Keith Dalton | |
| 62' | Colin Kelly Callum Thompson | |
| 62' | Kieran Marty Waters Darragh Lynch | |
| 70' | Dean Zambra Eoin McPhillips | |
| 35. Harlain Mbayo | 79' | |
| Luke Desmond Seán McGrath | 86' | |
| 11. Danny O'Connell | 88' |
Past Meetings
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(Round 13)
1 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Cobh Ramblers |
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(Round 6)
0 - 1LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park Cobh Ramblers v Bray Wanderers |
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(Series 23)
1 - 2LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park Cobh Ramblers v Bray Wanderers |
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(Series 14)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Cobh Ramblers |
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(Series 5)
1 - 1LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park Cobh Ramblers v Bray Wanderers |
1 - 5eLOI Group D
Online Event Cobh Ramblers v Bray Wanderers |
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(Series 13)
1 - 2LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park Cobh Ramblers v Bray Wanderers |
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(Series 4)
0 - 0LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Cobh Ramblers |
Ground
| St. Colman's Park |
|---|
| Saint Colman\'s Park, Norwood Park, Cobh Urban, Cobh Municipal District, County Cork, Munster, P24 F252, Ireland |
Sam Curtin
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Full time as Cobh claim a deserved win. Keegan's first in charge and third of the season.
Full time as Cobh claim a deserved win. Keegan's first in charge and third of the season.
Four minutes added on.
Darragh O'Sullivan O'Connell hits a stunning free kick to make it 3-1. Surely thats it now.
Sean McGrath on for Desmond for Cobh.
Cobh finishing the stronger here. Luke Desmond has a shot blocked.
James O'Leary nearly makes it 3-1 but his shot hits the side netting.
A yellow for Harlaib Mbayo for a scuffle off the ball.
As expected it's Bray who are enjoying more of the ball in the last few minutes as they chase the equaliser. Despite this they've been unable to create a clear cut chance in the second half so far.
Eoin McPhillips is on for Bray instead of Zambra.
Triple substitution for Bray. Darragh Lynch for Waters. Keith Dalton for O’Neill. Callum Thompson for Colin Kelly
Yellow for Bray's Dean Zambra for a cynical challenge on Drinan who would have been through on goal.
Another yellow for Cobh, this time for James O'Leary for another poor challenge.
Yellow for Cobh's Brendan Frahill for a late challenge.
Luke Desmond puts Cobh ahead. A long ball is headed into midfielder who slots home to give the hosts a deserved lead.
Jamie Hollywood is on for Kurtis Byrne for Bray.
Bray look very shakey at the back. Anytime Cobh are able to play the ball into the final third they're causing problems.
Second half underway. No changes appear to have been made at the break.
An entertaining half of football comes to a close. 1-1 at the break with everything to play for in the second half.
Close call there. If anyone could have gotten a touch off Jason Abbott's free kick it would have gone in.
3 minutes added on as John Kavanagh wins a free for Cobh.
Cobh have been the better team since the equaliser which appears to have given them confidence to push on.
Not denied this time. Hegarty heads in Cobh's first goal of the Shane Keegan era from a corner. 1-1.
Hegarty is denied by McGuinness who makes a great save. Good response from Cobh.
Kurtis Byrne slots the penalty home. 1-0 Bray.
Penalty for Bray. Conor Drinan penalised for the tackle. He took his time giving it but it looked soft.
Consternation in the Cobh penalty area but the ball stays out after a frantic period of play.
Great save by Cobh keeper Darragh Burke from Kurtis Byrne at close range.
Lovely play from James O'Leary making a great turn before his cross is put out for a corner which is cleared.
First chance for Cobh through Jake Heagarty with a decent left footed effort from outside the box but the ball goes just wide. Good play from Conor Drinan in the build up.
First chance for Bray as Ben Feeney goes close from a header after a really good cross from Kieran Waters.
Scrappy start to proceedings. Cobh shading the possession stakes but no chances so far.
Underway.
Teams out onto the pitch.
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