Hoops Gary on as normal
SHAMROCK R………………………………… 2
BRAY WDRS…………………………………… 1
By DAIRE WALSH
GARY MCCABE was spot on at Tallaght Stadium as Rovers got back to winning ways.
Sean Heaney effectively sealed the points after McCabe had put the Hoops, without a win in two league games, on the victory path.
A foul by Bray centre-half Adam Mitchell on Heaney saw ref Derek Tomney point to the spot on six minutes, McCabe netted from 12 yards.
Stephen McGuinness turned a left-foot drive by ex-Bray ace Kieran ‘Marty’ Waters on to the woodwork.
Rovers doubled their lead 12 minutes into the second half.
McCabe’s corner from the right was headed home by teenage left-back Heaney.
David Scully’s 76th-minute spot-kick gave Bray hope after Simon Madden barged into Akinade.
Niall Cooney fluffed a late chance for a leveller.
SUN STAR MAN
Gary McCabe (Shamrock Rovers)
SHAMROCK ROVERS: Murphy 7; Madden 7, McGuinness 7, Cornwall 7, Heaney 7; McCabe 8, Robinson 7, McPhail 7 (Bayly 63, 6), Waters 7; Finn 7 (Sheppard 75, 6); Kilduff 7 (Zayed 68, 6).
BRAY WANDERERS: McGuinness 7; McGill 6, Mitchell 6, Cooney 6, Maloney 6; Scully 7 (O’Neill 85, 6), Zambra 6, Kelly 6 (Curran 74, 6), Hanlon 6; Cassidy 6; Akinade 6 (Byrne 78, 6).
REFEREE: Derek Tomney (Dublin) 7.