Bray Wanderers 0 Derry City 0

Derry City recorded their fourth draw of the league campaign when a string of superb saves by goalkeeper Ger Doherty earned them a point against battling Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds.

The Seagulls went close on six minutes when a 22-yard free by Graham Kelly was pushed round the post by Doherty. Then a corner by Kelly on the right was touched on by defender Adam Mitchell to allow striker Ishmahil Akinade to get in an audacious back-heel which was saved by Doherty on the line.

Bray should have taken the lead on 29 minutes when a quick David Cassidy free saw the unmarked Dave Webster race clear but he fired wide of the target.

The home side wasted another great chance on 41 minutes when an Akinade cross was handled by Danny Ventre.

Welsh referee Iwan Griffith immediately awarded a penalty but the spot kick by Kelly rebounded off the crossbar with Cassidy then firing over bar from 20 yards.

Derry might have grabbed the lead after 48 minutes when Mark Stewart’s 20-yard effort was just over the bar.

Then a free from striker Enda Curran took a deflection from 25 yards but was well saved by Bray ’keeper Stephen McGuinness.

Kelly was foiled by another Doherty save on 69 minutes before Michael Duffy saw a late effort for Derry brilliantly saved by by McGuinness.
BRAY WANDERERS: McGuinness, Cooney, Webster, Mitchell, Maloney; Scully, Kelly, Zambra, O'Neill (Hanlon 81); Cassidy, Akinade.
DERRY CITY: Doherty; Collins, Byrne, Barry, Jarvis; Stewart (McGovern 62), Ventre, S.McEleney (P.McEleney 32),, Duffy; Patterson, Curran (McNamee 72).
Referee: Iwan Griffith (Wales).