U20 Match Report - Klub Kildare 7 Bray Wanderers 1

 

The concession of five second half goals saw Bray slump to a disappointing U20 LOI Academy Tier Two (South) defeat as their two-game winning streak came to an end. 

The Wicklow team trailed 2-0 at the interval on Tuesday evening against Klub Kildare before falling to a 7-1 loss at FBD Hotels & Resorts Park in Naas. 

There was no less than eight different changes to the starting line-up from the side who defeated Treaty United 3-1 last Saturday at Ballycorus. 

The match was scoreless until the 35th minute when Michael Gnutek broke the deadlock for the hosts. Chidozie Roland Uzoma then doubled that lead four minutes later. 

Gnutek netted again just four minutes into the second period. However, Alan Seruga pulled one back for Wanderers in the 51st minute. 

Kildare restored their three-goal lead in the 59th minute through Jude Healy. 

Substitute Kornii Zakharkiv got on the mark in the 73rd minute. 

The hosts' finished with a flurry as captain Caden Walsh grabbed a late double in the 83rd and 87th minutes. 

 

Bray Wanderers: Jack Ellis; Tristan Donnelly, Abdurahman Bouderbala, Caleb O'Neill, Destiny Avenbuan; Alain Kizenga, Kian Reddy; Dylan Ryan, Rhys Knight, Alan Seruga; Dean Owens. 

 

Subs: Joshua Kerr, Daniel Chukwu, Leon Ajala, Stefan Ugbesia, Phillip Cooney, Daniel Sabatin, Billy O'Neill, Edvinas Jakas. 

 

* The result saw Kildare move above Bray into second in the charts. Elsewhere in the section, Treaty United beat CK United 5-0 at the University of Limerick. 

 

* Bray are due to be away to leaders Shelbourne on Saturday August 17 at the AUL Complex.