| Competition: Relegation/Promotion Playoff Venue: Hunky Dorys Park Attendance: Unknown | ||
 Drogheda United James Chambers - Goal (60) Brian King - Goal (82) |
Tue 10 Nov 20092 - 0(Full Time) |
 Bray Wanderers |
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Game Matchtracker 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 93' - Full Time - It's over!!! Drogheda win, Alan Mathews and everyone involved in Drogheda United have performed lazurus like miracles to rescue this club and keep them where very few people thought they would be come the end of the season. Scenes of joy all around me in United Park, with so much bad press regarding the league this year Drogheda are certainly a Cinderella story and who knows where they will be this time next year. So from me for this season i bid you all adieu... 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 91' - Yellow Card - Gary McCabe carded for a frustrated lunge at Chambers
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
90' - Two mins of added time as everyone in Drogheda is braced for the final whistle 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 88' - Substitution - Paul Shiels comes in to replace Eric McGill 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 83' - Red Card - John Mulroy sees a second yellow and is dismissed, what happened isnt really clear
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
83' - Chris O'Connor has produced a string of saves in the last few moments to deny Drogheda a possible third or fourth goal as the homeside swarm up in search of more goals and glory. 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 80' - Goal - Goal for Drogheda, Brian King looks to have saved Drogheda's premier Division status for next season
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
79' - A vital interception from Gary Cronin as Drogheda were breaking the defender slid in to turn a cross behind and from the subsequent Gaynor corner Alan McNally missed a glorious chance to win the tie for Drogheda.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
76' - Despite holding a one nil lead Drogheda are showcasing some horrendous defending and Bray look sharp. Mulroy found himself in front of the Drogheda goal but was surrounded by claret and blue players and couldnt turn, but the danger is still there.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 72' - Substitution - Last throw of the dice for Eddie Gormley as he brings off Ian Tuohy and replaces him with Bray's top marksman Gary McCabe
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 71' - Substitution - Jake Kelly comes on for John Flood
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
70' - Heart in mouth time for Drogheda as McNally and Kenna managed to disposses Gareth Coughlan and rather than hack the ball clear Robbie Clarke ran the ball out but inadvertantly gave possesion to Tuohy whose first touch went too far into the box and Skinner managed to gather.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
67' - From a Skinner kick out Gaynor picks up the ball and sends in a deft cross to the back post with Guy Bates running in at the back post but once again O'Connor comes to claim.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
66' - Drogheda have been pressing for a second, 1-0 leads at United Park have proven to be very hard to defend this season and Bray have reverted back to a 4-4-2 formation in an attempt to get the equaliser.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 60' - Goal - Goal for Drogheda
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 60' - Substitution - Guy Bates makes way for the injured Robbie Martin
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
60' - More on that goal, James Chambers, on the left edge of the Bray box whipped the ball over the wall and to O'Connor's far corner to hand Drogheda a valuable lead.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 58' - Yellow Card - Free for Drogheda on the edge of the Bray area, John Mulroy has been carded
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
55' - Drogheda attempt to walk the ball into the box as King, Gaynor and Matin all side by side are kept out by Cronin and Deans as John Mulroy appears to be the lone Bray striker with Gormley favouring a 5-4-1 formation.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
54' - Robbie Martin returns to the field of play as Bray appear to be the sharper side, first to the ball and going in harder on 50/50s
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
52' - Robbie Martin is currently recieving treatment on the field for what looks to be a pulled muscle.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
50' - O'Connor is being forced to claim many crosses as Drogheda with Brendan McGill and James Chambers look dangerous down the right, but the final ball is always lacking.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
47' - James Chambers with the first half chance of the second half, after an assist by the ref the ball was spread wide to the overlapping right back and his cross just went too close to O'Connor who comfortably claimed the ball
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 46' - Yellow Card - Eric McGill gets the first yellow card for what was just a mistimed tackle, a slightly harsh decision by the ref.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
46' - Second Half (Extratime) - And we are back underway here, no changes at half time. 
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 45' - Half Time - Half time here at United Park, Drogheda have dominated the first half, but Bray have proved that given any oppertunity they are dangerous and the visitors are by no means out of it at all.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers 41' - Substitution - Shields has been replaced by Stephen Brennan for Bray
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
39' - Worrying moments for Eddie Gormley as Chris Shields has been down for several minutes and there are three paramedics about to stretcher the midfielder off, no wait hes walking off covering a gash in his forehead.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
34' - If this were the BBC and i were the excellently named Caroline Cheese i would be surmising that at the moment the possesion stats are Drogheda 62% Bray 38%
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
31' - A long ball downfield picks out Ross Gaynor who controls brilliantly and turns Pender on the left but with Robbie Martin in the box he attempts to shot the ball low under O'Connor and the keeper makes a save.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
28' - Bray once again split the unreactive Drogheda defence, Coughlan slips a ball through to Mulroy who beat the offside trap but drifted too wide to get a shot off and opted to cross the ball in front of goal but McNally got back to clear the danger. Testing times for the home side.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
23' - A sweeping move down the right for Drogheda, Brendan McGill and his namesake Eric a nice little interchange and chipped cross into the box forces Gary Cronin to head over and from the subsequent corner O'Connor attempted to claim but flapped at the ball luckily for him there was no Drogheda player quick enough to react.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
21' - Bray are slowly turning the screw after their near miss, it is now the turn of Mulroy, Doyle and Tuohy to cause the Drogheda defence some trouble
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
19' - Best chance of the night so far falls to Robbie Martin, a quick throw in found the striker in space and from 20 yards out he hits a daisy cutter which is brilliantly saved by O'Connor down low to his left. Then almost immedialy on the counter Bray go close as a slip by Ross Gaynor allowed a long ball go through to Ian Tuohy who was forced too wide by Skinner and his shot from a very acute angle hit the side netting, it's really taken off here.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
14' - A feature of Bray's trips to United Park this season has been the quality of Chris O'Connor's keeping and certainly the shot stopper is in good form tonight as he has claimed several high balls in his area with conviction.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
12' - Some full blooded tackles going in from the Claret and Blue side as Brian King is lucky not to be carded for a challenge on Gareth Coughlan.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
10' - Daire Doyle is the engine in the heart of the Bray midfield as he is battling for every ball and some good work by Dolye has lead to Bray's first corner of the night. Which is cleared by Robbie Martin
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
9' - A moment of madness by Robbie MArtin as Brendan McGill crosses from the right wing and the striker under some pressure from Derek Pender clearly attempts a Maradonna and is unlucky not to be carded for a deliberate handball.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
7' - Robbie Martin setup Ross Gaynor whose shot fell into the arms of O'Connor as has been the norm this season with Drogheda creating all the early chances, however Bray have settled well and are coping with the onslaught.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
6' - An almost capacity crowd here to witness this playoff, on what is a very very cold Tuesday night. The Seagulls have brought with them a sizeable support.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
3' - Daire Dolye puts Paul Skinner into a bit of bother with a teasing cross just in front of the Drogheda shot stopper and down the other end Paul Crowley, in space, heads just wide from the edge of the box.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
1' - Robbie Martin almost gives Drogheda the dream start after only 20 seconds, played through by Brendan McGill his first touch was just too far ahead and O'Connor slid out to claim the ball
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
0' - Ok Extratime viewers, time to email in your predictions. Who will win in each leg. The person who gets it right will win.... nothing but the honour of getting mentioned. So email in!! Also send your emails in on Sadlier's departure, the Derry situation, and of course Kildare's plight.
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
0' - Teams are in for tonights most imporant clash in the season of both Drogheda and Bray, as i speak teams are coming out. So to clarify, if scores end level after 90 minutes there will be extratime followed by a penalty shootout
Drogheda United 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
0' - First Half (Extratime) - Game on in United Park
Viewer Email -
Cian the Wanderer who was unable to attend tonight's game asks - How many fans would you say Bray have brought up, I'm a huge Bray fan but unable to go. - At a rough guess it is around about 200 travelling supporters and maybe around 1,400 Drogs. Cheers for the mail. Anyone have any questions, you know what to do
Viewer Email -
Emmett the Drog has mailed in with a ray of hope for Bray fans - Having seen a few Drogs games this season it is fitting that James "Chambo" Chambers has got the goal, he'd get my vote for player of the year. Don't give up yet though Bray fans as the Drogs defence is usually never less than generous.
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