Bray Wanderers failed to convert early control into a win against Kerry FC, despite leading 2-0 through Matt Britton’s brace. The Seagulls created chances and limited Kerry’s opportunities for much of the first hour. A quick throw-in led to a cross and a goal from Britton, shifting momentum. Declan’s involvement with a striker resulted in a second yellow card, changing the game’s balance. Bray then spent the final 20 to 25 minutes defending their box and conceded an equaliser from another cross. Heffernan expressed disappointment, stressing the need for clean sheets and better game management. Bray can respond with a win over Wexford before the summer break, but improvement is still required for the second half of the season.
"We were in total control, 2-0 up and probably as comfortable as we've been all season,"
"They had a throw-in, which we'd spoken about. We expected them to go long into the box and they took it quickly and the cross went in. It was a great strike from Matt Britton, to be fair to him, and then Declan gets involved with one of the strikers and the referee shows him a second yellow card and changes the whole game. It turned in that moment."
"That's the disappointing thing. We knew that that was one of their threats and we didn't deal with it. Then we were defending our box for the last 20/25 minutes and it was probably just one cross too many that we allowed in and they got the equaliser."
"It was a frustrating night. The first 60 minutes, there were plenty of positives, but we've got to be able to keep clean sheets, which we haven't been able to do all season. We have to see these games out."
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