U14 Eddie Wallace Cup - Shelbourne 6 Bray Wanderers 0

 

Bray suffered their first EA SPORTS U14 LOI Eddie Wallace Cup Group C loss as they went down away to Shelbourne. 

Three goals in the middle third of the 25 minutes periods did the damage on Sunday afternoon at the AUL Complex. 

Wanderers had begun the competition by defeating Wexford FC 3-1 at the Carlisle Grounds last week. 

The Reds had played out a 3-3 draw with UCD at Marley Park last week. The two results leave them top of the table on four points. 

Despite a solid start by the visitors, they were caught on a break when Adrian Rascau scored in the eighth minute. 

Indecision in the Green and White’s defence allowed Keithwill Tchouateu to make it 2-0 in the 17th minute. 

Despite Bray hitting the crossbar through James Loughnane, the hosts found the net three times in the middle third as Rascau completed his treble (30 and 42) with Tchouateu notching a fifth on 47). 

The final third was evenly contested. But in the last minute of the game, Shels counter-attacked at pace and Tchouateu grabbed his third goal. 

 

Bray Wanderers: Finn McKeown; Ryan Higgins, Rhys Behan, Aaron Nolan; Daniel Howard, Conor Cunningham, Alex Mernagh; Cillian Walsh, Olivier Gnutek, Aaron Kelly-Mladin; James Loughnane. 

Subs: Lewis Brady, Senan Dutton, Leighton Carroll, Nathan Roberts Byrne, Jamie Hyland, Shane O'Dowd. 

 

* Bray are due to face Shamrock Rovers at Roadstone Academy on Sunday July 7 next.