Veteran Byrne breaks Monaghan resistance

Veteran striker Jason Byrne struck in the 86th minute as Bray Wanderers snatched all three points at Gortakeegan.

The game had a lively start with both sides probing, but it wasn’t until the dying minutes of the first half when the best chance to break the deadlock came. Kieran Marty Watters burst through the Monaghan defence and was one-on-one with Monaghan goalkeeper Michael Schlingermann but scuffed his shot wide.

For a third successive week, Monaghan found themselves down to 10 men when Keith Quinn was shown a straight red for a two-footed tackle on Dave Webster in the 68th minute.