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29 July 2022 7:45 pm FAI Cup 2022

Match Report

Shelbourne earned their place in the next round with a comfortable win in Bray

A brace from Sean Boyd and one from Jack Moylan saw Shelbourne advance to the Second Round of the FAI Cup with victory over a poor Bray Wanderers side at the Carlisle Grounds.

Boyd put Shels ahead in the fifth minute when he shot home from close range after connecting with a Conor Kane low cross. He grabbed his and his side’s second goal in the 11th minute.

Bray, who are struggling in the First Division, offered nothing and failed to bring a decent save of note out of Shelbourne keeper Brendan Clarke. Shels got their third goal in the 67th minute when a fine move involving Shane Farrell and Matty Smith was finished to the net by Moylan.

Boyd tried his luck in the third minute but his effort was tipped onto the crossbar by Bray keeper Stephen McGuinness. Two minutes later he broke the deadlock.

Shels exposed the home side on a number of occasions. Poor defending saw the Dublin side double their advantage in the 11th minute.

In the 17th minute, Boyd had a chance with a free header but it was off target. Bray lived off scraps and in the 18th minute, Callum Thompson’s shot was blocked down by Ledwidge.

Boyd caused Bray so many problems and in the 22nd minute, his effort came off the post as Shels went in search of more goals.

From a corner in the 44th minute, Gavin Molloy was afforded a free header at the back post but he directed his effort wide. One minute later he hit a fine strike but it was straight at Bray keeper Stephen McGuinness.

There wasn’t much of note in the opening quarter of the second half with Shels very much in control. Jamie Hollywood hit a shot for the home side that came back off Brendan Clarke while Kurtis Byrne should’ve done better with his effort in the 62nd minute.

Shels got their third goal in the 67th minute through Moylan. There was very little action after that. Both managers decided to make changes and it broke up the game.

Bray Wanderers
1Stephen McGuinness Goalkeeper
3Kevin Knight Defender
5Hugh Douglas Defender
6Conor Clifford Midfielder
8Kurtis Byrne 24 Forward
11Paul Fox Midfielder 65'
12Jack Hudson Defender
14Jamie Callaghan 7 Midfielder
16Callum Thompson 9 Midfielder
26Ben Feeney 15 Forward 31'
38Jamie Hollywood Midfielder
7Keith Dalton 14 Midfielder
10Kieran Marty Waters Forward
15Eoin Massey 26 Midfielder
21Conor Knight Midfielder
23Billy Hendley Midfielder
24Darragh Lynch 8 Forward
27Dean Zambra Midfielder
35Benjamin Clark Goalkeeper
9Evan Harte 16 Forward

Shelbourne
1Brendan Clarke Goalkeeper
3Conor Kane Defender
5Shane Griffin Defender
6JJ Lunney 7 Midfielder
8Josh Giurgi 12 Defender
9Sean Boyd 14 Forward 5', 11'
40'
10Jack Moylan 2 Midfielder 67'
17Shane Farrell Forward
21Gavin Molloy Midfielder
23Luke Byrne 36 Defender
32Kameron Ledwidge Defender
40Scott Van Der Sluis Goalkeeper
2John Ross Wilson 10 Defender
4Aaron O’Driscoll Defender
7Brian McManus 6 Midfielder 76'
12Matty Smith 8 Forward
14Daniel Carr 9 Forward
16Aodh Dervin Midfielder
22Gavin Hodgins Midfielder
36Lewis Temple 23 Defender

Timeline

 5' 9. Sean Boyd
 11' 9. Sean Boyd
10. Ben Feeney 31' 
 40' 9. Sean Boyd
 52'Josh Giurgi
Matty Smith
 62'JJ Lunney
Brian McManus
 62'Sean Boyd
Daniel Carr
Kurtis Byrne
Darragh Lynch		63' 
Callum Thompson
Evan Harte		63' 
11. Paul Fox 65' 
 67' Jack Moylan
 73'Jack Moylan
John Ross Wilson
 73'Luke Byrne
Lewis Temple
 76' 18. Brian McManus
Jamie Callaghan
Keith Dalton		87' 
Ben Feeney
Eoin Massey		87' 
  • 87'

    Ben Feeney makes way

  • 87'

    Eoin Massey comes on

  • 87'

    Jamie Callaghan goes off

  • 87'

    Keith Dalton is on

  • 85'

    the game has died down here. Nothing much to report

  • 78'

    Shane Farrell tries to chip McGuinness but the Bray keeper is able to save

  • 76'

    Brian McManus is booked

  • 75'

    Conor Clifford's free comes off the wall

  • 73'

    Jack Moylan makes way

  • 73'

    JJ Wilson on for Shels

  • 73'

    Luke Byrne is off

  • 73'

    Lewis Temple comes on for Shels

  • 68'

    Moylan finishes off a fine move involving Shane Farrell and Matty Smith

  • 67'

    Jack Moylan gets a third for Shels

  • 65'

    Paul Fox is booked

  • 63'

    Callum Thompson makes way

  • 63'

    Evan Harte comes on

  • 63'

    Byrne is off

  • 63'

    Darragh Lynch is on for the home side

  • 62'

    Kurtis Byrne with a cross cum shot but it doesn't trouble Clarke

  • 60'

    Two goal hero Sean Boyd is off

  • 60'

    Daniel Carr is on

  • 60'

    JJ Lunney goes off

  • 60'

    Brian McManus on for Shels

  • 58'

    Jamie Hollywood with a shot, it hits off Brendan Clarke.

  • 52'

    Josh Giurgi goes off

  • 52'

    Matty Smith on for his Shels' debut

  • 46'

    Hmm I wonder what Bray manager Pat Devlin said to his players at half-time

  • It's Shels who lead at the break

  • 45'

    Molloy with a good strike but it straight at McGuinness

  • 45'

    Some of Bray's passing hasn't been good

  • 44'

    Gavin Molloy with a free header at the backpost but he directs it wide

  • 43'

    Ball put out for a corner to Shels

  • 40'

    Booking for Boyd. Looked to have said something to referee Sean Grant

  • 39'

    Paul Fox is fouled and a free out to Bray

  • 37'

    Good play from Jack Moylan but the ball goes out for a goalkick to Bray. The home side can't handle Moylan or Boyd

  • 31'

    Ben Feeney gets booked

  • 28'

    Easy at the moment for Shels

  • 22'

    Boyd with a shot that comes off the post

  • 18'

    Callum Thompson shot is blocked by Ledwidge

  • 17'

    Boyd with a free header but it's off target. Bray's defending is very poor

  • 12'

    Kameron Ledwidge's crossfield ball found Boyd on the edge of the box and he hit a neat strike to double his side's advantage

  • 11'

    Sean Boyd with a second goal for Damien Duff's side

  • 9'

    Bray giving Shels a lot of space.

  • 6'

    Conor Kane with a low cross and Sean Boyd with the finish from close range

  • 5'

    Sean Boyd opens the scoring. Is it going to be a long night for Bray?

  • 3'

    Sean Boyd with an early attempt for Shels but Stephen McGuinness tips it onto the crossbar

  • The home side have struggled in the First Division but anything can happen in the cup. Shels manager Damien Duff spoke about his love for the cup.

  • Jamie Hollywood makes his first start for Bray Wanderers

  • The teams have been announced and I'll have them in the system asap

  • Good evening and welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of Bray Wanderers and Shelbourne in the FAI Cup. I'm Deniese O'Flaherty and I'll be taking you through the night's events

Past Meetings
(Series 20)
1 - 1
LOI Men's First Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

(Series 11)
1 - 4
LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

3 - 6
eLOI Group D
Online Event

Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne

(Series 2)
3 - 3
LOI Men's First Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Bray Wanderers

Ground

Carlisle Grounds
Carlisle Grounds, Seapoint Road, Bray No 2, The Municipal District of Bray, County Wicklow, Leinster, A98 T9D9, Ireland

Deniese is a freelance sports journalist/broadcaster. She has worked for several local and national media outlets. GAA and soccer are her great loves and she also follows rugby league and snooker. She's a big supporter of her local clubs St. Mary's GAA Granard and Longford Town. She also follows Celtic, Liverpool and Leeds Rhinos. She presented and produced a popular sports podcast last year where she interviewed Ray Houghton, Chris Kamara and John Hartson. Deniese is currently Head of Communications for Boccia Ireland