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Bray WanderersDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2023 | 4:00 pm | LOI Men's First Division | 2023 |
Match Report
With just two games remaining in the league Bray Wanderers still have a chance to claim a play-off spot. They’re depending on results going their way as well as winning their final two games. Their penultimate game is this afternoon against Longford Town in Bishopsgate. (4pm). A few weeks ago not many would have had Bray in with a chance of getting 5th place but a good run of form combined with Athlone Town losing three games in a row means that Ian Ryan’s side are still in contention. In their last two games Bray have defeated Cobh Ramblers and Athlone Town. It was the first time they claimed back to back wins since May. The win against Athlone last Friday night saw them move to within four points of the Midlanders. Conor Knight scored the only goal of the game at the Athlone Town Stadium. It was his second goal in two games. At the beginning of September Longford Town were very much fighting for a play-off spot but a run of four defeats in a row has seen Stephen Henderson’s men slip down the table to 8th place and their season over. Last weekend they were defeated 2-0 by Cobh Ramblers at St. Colman’s Park. Wilson Waweru and Jack Doherty with the goals for Shane Keegan’s side. In the three previous games with Bray this season Town have won once and the other two ended in draws. The first meeting at the Carlisle Grounds ended 0-0. The next game at Bishopsgate in April finished 1-1. Josh Giurgi put Town ahead in the 10th minute but former Town player Conor Davis equalised for Wanderers in the 80th minute; he has now departed the club. The game at the Carlisle Grounds in August saw the Town come from behind to win 4-2. A Chris Lyons penalty and a goal from Dane Massey put the home side 2-0 ahead in the 48th minute. Goals from Cristian Magerusan and Beineon O’Brien Whitmarsh saw the Midlanders equalise. Substitute Jordan Adeyemo scored a brace late on to claim a dramatic win for the Town. LOI FD Preview: Longford Town v Bray Wanderers
Timeline
| 18' | 7. Darren Craven | |
| 25. Ola Adeyemo | 21' | |
| 26' | 7. Darren Craven | |
| 6. Dylan Hand | 41' | |
| Adam Wixted Francis Campbell | 46' | |
| Ola Adeyemo Mohamed Boudiaf | 68' | |
| Gavin O'Brien Ross Fay | 68' | |
| 69' | Darren Craven Conor Crowley | |
| 69' | Chris Lyons Yoyo Mahdy | |
| 22. Francis Campbell | 78' | |
| Kyle O'Connor James Doona | 80' | |
| Bastien Hery Gary Armstrong | 85' | |
| 85' | Conor Knight Len O'Sullivan | |
| 85' | 20. Conor Crowley | |
| 6. Dylan Hand | 90' | |
| 90' | 10. Conor Davis | |
| 90' | Guillermo Almirall Conor Davis | |
| 90' | Callum Thompson Alain Kizenga |
Past Meetings
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(Round 26)
2 - 4LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers FC 2-4 Longford Town FC |
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(Round 10)
1 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC 1-1 Bray Wanderers FC |
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(Round 4)
0 - 0LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers FC 0-0 Longford Town FC |
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(Round 28)
0 - 3LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers 0-3 Longford Town |
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(Round 19)
1 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Bray Wanderers |
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(Round 11)
1 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Longford Town |
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(Round 5)
1 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Bray Wanderers |
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(Series 12)
3 - 0LOI Men's First Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers v Longford Town |
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(Series 3)
0 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Bray Wanderers |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Bray Wanderers FC |
7:45 pmLOI Men's Premier Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers FC v Longford Town FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Bray Wanderers FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Bray Wanderers FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Carlisle Grounds Bray Wanderers FC v Longford Town FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Bray Wanderers FC |
Ground
| Bishopsgate, Longford |
|---|
| City Calling Stadium, L50021, Mullolagher, Cloondara ED, Longford Municipal District, County Longford, Leinster, Ireland |
Deniese O'Flaherty
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
Dylan Hand with the header to level for the Town..
Callum Thompson is off
Alain Kizenga is on
Guillermo Almirall is off
Conor Davis is on
The Town subs have made a difference here
Bastien Hery is off
Gary Armstrong is on
Conor Knight is off
Len O'Sullivan is on
Conor Crowley is booked
Jack Harrington makes a great save to deny Yoyo Mahdy
Kyle O'Connor is off
James Doona is on
A lovely ball in from Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh is finished to the net by Francis Campbell. An excellent strike
The decision making from the home side has been terrible
Matt Connor pulls off a fine save to deny O'Brien Whitmarsh
Chris Lyons is off
Yoyo Mahdy is on
Darren Craven is off
Conor Crowley is on
Ola Adeyemo is off
Mo Boudiaf is on
Gavin O'Brien is off
Ross Fay is on
Harry Groome with a great block on Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh's shot
Derek Daly with a cross and Ola Adeyemo has no real power on his header and it's easy for Matt Connor
Harry Groome is fouled so a free for the visitors
What a let off for the home side as Chris Lyons hits the side netting
The delivery for Town in the Bray box has been poor
Adam Wixted is off
Francis Campbell is on
A free for Bray. Harrington saves Craven's effort this time
Dylan Hand is booked
Craven's free is spilled by Town keeper Jack Harrington and the linesman spots that the ball had crossed the line
A free for Bray in a dangerous area
Ola Adeyemo is booked
Good move from Bray. Lewis Temple blocks it. The defending for the home side is very slack
Ola Adeyemo with a shot that is just over the bar
Callum Thompson he puts the ball across the box and Darren Craven finishes. Two former Town players combine.
Gavin O'Brien with a fine header to help his keeper out. Corner for Bray
Viktor Serdeniuk with a ball over the top but it's too much for Ola Adeyemo to get on to
Bray getting into good positions
Jack Harrington makes an early save from Conor Knight
Cleared away
A free for the Town
Stephen Henderson is still without captain Shane Elworthy who is out injured. Jordan Adeyemo was involved in a car accident and suffered severe whiplash.
There have been two draws between the two sides this season and in their last meeting Town came from 2-0 down to claim a late 4-2 win.
Bray have been in good form of late while the home side have been on a poor run of results. Last weekend they lost to Cobh Ramblers 2-0; their fourth defeat in a row. Bray defeated Athlone Town 1-0
As we speak Bray Wanderers still have a chance of claiming a play-off spot. Athlone Town are drawing 1-1 with Finn Harps. Bray want Athlone to not win their final two games and Bray to win theirs. They also want Treaty Utd to drop points too.
Good afternoon and welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of Longford Town and Bray Wanderers.