Rovers dominated the opening stages of the game but against the run of play it was the home side who took the lead in the 22nd minute as Paul Caffrey played the ball low into the feet of Kieran “Tarzan” O’Brien who laid it off for Andrei Georgescu and he shot low into the bottom corner. Rovers were forced into making their first change soon after as Sean Kelly came on for the injured Keith Foy. They could have drawn level on the half hour mark as a cross from the right by Gavin Peers took a deflection off a Bray defender which looped it up for Adam Hughes who headed it across to Paul McTiernan but his close range header was kept out by a great reaction save from Bray keeper Gary Rogers. Rovers were then reduced to ten in the 38th minute as Choice Aisien received a straight red card after an off the ball incident involving Bray defender Chris Deans. Two minutes later though and again McTiernan was denied by Rogers as he played a good 1-2 inside the box with Hughes and was through 1 on 1 but he was denied by the legs of the Bray keeper.

Rovers made two changes at half time with Seamus Coleman and Emlyn Mulligan replacing Hughes and Jamie McKenzie as Rovers re-organised in a 4-3-2 formation. They deservedly equalised in the 56th minute as Fahrudin Kudozovic whipped across a corner from the left which was flicked into the net by Liam Burns. Bray nearly retook the lead five minutes later and David Tyrell put in a cross from the left which was met by a bicycle kick from Georgescu that was inches wide of the post. Both sides had chances inside the last ten minutes with Rovers going close in the 81st minute as Coleman sent across a low ball with pace from the right that was just missed by McTiernan at the front post. Five minutes and Bray had a good chance as Stephen Fox hooked the ball over his head playing in Georgescu who shot low across the face of goal and wide.

Bray Wanderers: Gary Rogers, Colm Tresson, Ronan Ivory, John Broderick (Robert Manley 70), Chris Deans, Stephen Fox, Andrei Georgescu, James O’Shea (Colm James 45), Kieran “Tarzan” O’Brien (Andy Cousins 62), Paul Caffrey, David Tyrell.
Not Used: Ross Zambra, Darren Lacey.

Sligo Rovers: John O’Hara, Gavin Peers, Keith Foy (Sean Kelly 27), Jamie McKenzie (Emlyn Mulligan 45), Liam Burns, Conor O’Grady, Adam Hughes (Seamus Coleman 45), Fahrudin Kudozovic, Choice Aisien, Paul McTiernan, Gary Curran.
Not Used: Oisin Mannion, Richard Brush.

Player of the Match: Andrei Georgescu.

Attendance: 650.

Courtesy of Ocean FM.