U20 Match Report - Kerry FC 1 Bray Wanderers 3

Kerry FC 1 Bray Wanderers 3 

 

Bray made it back to back U20 LOI Academy Tier Two (South) victories by defeating Kerry on Saturday. 

Having lost 2-0 in the reverse fixture at Ballycorus back in July, Wanderers avenged that defeat by winning 3-1 at Mounthawk Park. 

Playing in the away strip of Royal Blue, the Wicklow outfit broke the deadlock midway through the first period from a counter attacked down the right wing. 

Alan Seruga was put through at a tight angle in the 23rd minute but his original shot was saved by home custodian Darragh Foley. 

The rebound was parried back to Seruga’s feet, and the winger showed great composer to square the ball to the on-coming Stefan Ugbesia who rifled the ball into the roof of the net. 

The vital second score arrived in the 41st minute, with Seruga again the provider. 

He drifted a pinpoint free-kick from 35-yards to the feet of recent signing Sean McMahon who finished from close range for his first goal for the club. 

Kerry came out and applied pressure on the visitors for the second half. 

They were rewarded in the 78th minute when a corner was cleared. But the ball was played across the box for Finn Barrett who found the bottom corner of the net. 

But Wanderers composed themselves and started to get back to their passing game. 

The points were then sealed in the 83rd minute. 

Substitute Abdurahman Bouderbala placed a pass out to wide right for Seruga. The defender continued his run into the back and met a great cross from the flank with powerful header to make it 3-1. 

 

Bray Wanderers: Edvinas Jakas; Daniel Sabatin, Sean McMahon, Caleb O'Neill, Leon Ajala; Kian Reddy, Tristan Donnelly; Alan Seruga, Rhys Knight, Phillip Cooney; Stefan Ugbesia. 

 

Subs: Daniel Chukwu, Dylan Ryan, Dean Owens, Joshua Kerr, Destiny Avenbuan, Abdurahman Bouderbala, Jack Ellis. 

 

* Elsewhere in the section, Klub Kildare and Cobh Ramblers played out a 2-2 draw at FBD Hotels and Resorts Park. 

The results mean that Shelbourne lead the way on 21 points from seven games. 

Klub Kildare are in second place on 16 points having played eight times. 

Both Bray and Treaty United are joint third on 12 points after seven fixtures. 

 

* Bray return to Ballycorus on Saturday September 21 nextto host Klub Kildare.