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Galway ease through

FAI CUP QUARTER FINAL REPLAY BRAY WANDERERS 0 GALWAY UNITED 2: GOALS IN each half from Jonathan Keane and Jay O'Shea gave Galway…

Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00

FAI CUP QUARTER FINAL REPLAY BRAY WANDERERS 0 GALWAY UNITED 2:GOALS IN each half from Jonathan Keane and Jay O'Shea gave Galway United a fully deserved victory over Bray Wanderers in last night's one-sided FAI Ford Cup quarter-final replay at the Carlisle Grounds.

Galway, by far the more adventurous of the two sides, made a mockery of their bottom of the table Premier Division position to join Bohemians in the semi-finals

Danish striker Jesper Jorgensen twice went close for Galway early on only to be denied by excellent reaction blocks from Bray goalkeeper Alan Gough.

Galway had another clear-cut opening on 28 minutes when Jorgensen presented an excellent ball for John Lester on the right only for the midfielder to shoot over the top from 10 yards.

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Little was seen of Bray as an attacking force in a drab and dull first half with Galway goalkeeper Gary Rogers a virtual spectator for long periods. And it came as no surprise when Galway broke the deadlock on 37 minutes.

O'Shea, who missed the first game between the sides at Terryland Park last Friday because of suspension, jinked past Bray defender Kevin Doherty to fire in a shot which rebounded off the crossbar with Gough beaten.

But young winger Jonathan Keane was quickest to react when firing home the rebound from eight yards for his first goal for the club.

The visitors stretched their lead on 53 minutes after a quick counter-attack. John Russell found Jorgensen sprinting down the left. His low cross was collected by O'Shea who showed great calmness when squeezing the ball past the diving Gough into the corner of the net from the edge of the box.

Even the introduction of substitutes Daryl Robson, Jake Kelly and Paul Dunphy during the second half could not inspire a Bray comeback. Galway, 15 points behind Bray in the Premier Division table, totally belied their lowly position with one of their best displays of the season.

BRAY WANDERERS:Gough; Pender, Doherty, Kenny, Cronin; Kavanagh (Dunphy 71), Whelan, Cawley (Robson 45), Duggan; Myler, Rowe (Kelly 60).

GALWAY UNITED:Rogers; Conneely, A. Keane, Fitzgerald, McCulloch; J Keane, Lester, Foley, Russell (Glynn 76); Jorgensen (Faherty 86), O'Shea (Tierney 81).

Referee:Alan Kelly (Cork).