Match Report - Wexford F.C. 2 Bray Wanderers 1, August 3, 2026

 

 

 

Bray Wanderers fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat away to Wexford FC at Ferrycarrig Park on Monday evening, with the hosts holding on for all three points despite finishing the game with nine men in difficult, rain-soaked conditions. 

 

The home side made the brighter start and took the lead after ten minutes when Mikie Rowe found the back of the net. Bray looked to respond well and created a number of promising opportunities before the break, with Ben McCormack coming closest on several occasions, but the equalizer proved elusive. 

 

Wexford extended their advantage in the 24th minute after being awarded a penalty, which Rowe converted to make it 2-0. 

 

The Seagulls responded immediately and were back in the contest just minutes later. Achara finished well in the 30th minute to reduce the deficit to 2-1 and give Bray plenty of encouragement heading into the remainder of the game. 

 

With heavy rain continuing to fall throughout the evening, conditions made for a fiercely contested encounter. Bray enjoyed spells of possession and pushed for an equalizer after the restart, while Wexford defended stubbornly to protect their one-goal advantage. 

 

The closing stages saw the game take another twist as Wexford were reduced to ten men in the 82nd minute when Ryan Ritchie was shown a second yellow card. Deep into stoppage time, Jamie Wynne also received his marching orders after picking up a second booking, leaving the hosts with nine players for the final moments. 

 

Despite applying late pressure against the two-man advantage, Bray was unable to find a breakthrough as Wexford held firm to claim a 2-1 victory at Ferrycarrig Park 

 

 

Wexford FC: Paul Martin (GK), Max Murphy, Robert McCourt, Mikie Rowe, Kaylem Harnett, Ryan Ritchie, Gideon Tetteh, Gavin Hodgins, Ryan Butler, Kian Dignam, Jake Doyle 

 

Subs: Jamie Wynne on for Gideon Tetteh (59), Zak O'Sullivan on for Gavin Hodgins (70), Adam Verdon on for Jake Doyle (84) 

 

Unused Subs: Alex Moody (GK) Alex Norval, Kyal Byrne, Adam Dobbyn Zayd Abada, Liam Shuntaro Doyle. 

 

 

Goals: Mikie Rowe (10), Mikie Rowe (P) (24) 

 

Players sent off: Ryan Ritchie (82), Jamie Wynne (90+4) 

 

 

Bray Wanderers: Rian Hogan (GK), Dean O'Shea, Declan Osagie, Benjamin Fagbemi, Jamie Ryan, Ifunanyachi Achara, Ben McCormack, Richard Ferizaj, John Bilili Sesay, Endri Mustali, Ajibola Oluwabiyi. 

 

Subs: Tyreik Sammy on for Ajibola Oluwabiyi (46) Philip Cooney on for Endri Mustali (70); Kyle Tucker on for Richard Ferizaj (70) , Conor Knight on for Ben McCormack (82) Promise Akinyemi on for John Bilili Sesay (82) . 

 

Unused Subs: Stephen McGuinness (GK),Jamie Duggan, Reddy Zak, Bailey Shelley. 

 

Goals: Ifunanyachi Achara (28) 

 

 

Referee: John Sconnie Walsh. 

 

Assistants: David Connolly, Sam Ralph. Fourth Official: Mark Moynihan. 

 

 

Photos by Stefan Teehan