Galway Utd 4 Bray Wanderers 0ANOTHER TERRYLAND Park tussle dripping with significance for Galway United concluded with a flurry of goals as Jeff Kenna's charges garnered the full complement of the spoils.
These are exacting times for Galway, with critical contests arriving thick and fast, and this latest assignment was always going to be revealing.
Early on the portents were favourable for the locals who settled in for an evening of hard grafting, particularly in a clustered midfield where John Lester enjoyed a productive outing.
Galway were rewarded in the ninth minute when Jay O'Shea confidently rolled a penalty past Alan Gough after right back Seamus Conneely had been fouled by Daryl Robson.
Vinny Faherty, John Russell, and O'Shea, attracting interest from Birmingham City, all went close for the vibrant hosts who ought to have added a second before the break.
The Bray net eventually rippled again in the 73rd minute as O'Shea supplied a crisp finish following Russell's imaginative assist.
Two further goals were added by willing frontrunner Faherty on 79 minutes and in the 83rd minute as Galway moved off the bottom of the table by virtue of this encouraging triumph.
GALWAY UNITED:Rogers; Conneely, Fitzgerald, A Keane, McCulloch; J Keane (Murphy, 67), Foley, Lester; O'Shea, Russell (Daveron, 83); Faherty (Jorgensen, 86).
BRAY WANDERERS:Gough; Tresson, Doherty, Kenny, Pender; Coughlan (Cronin, 30), Robson (Kavanagh, 60), Cawley, Duggan (Kelly, 60); Rowe, Myler.
Referee:P Sutton (Clare).
