Bray dig deep to hold Saints - January 20, 2001
St. Patrick's Athletic 1 Bray Wanderers 1
Bray Wanderers stretched their unbeaten run to a remarkable 13 games - but they had to fight hard to do it against a St. Pat's team who are enjoying their own streak of form.
The Seasiders had to survive an early deficit, a penalty and a sending off to pocket their hardest-earned point of the season.
Robbie Griffin put the Saints ahead on 20 minutes and it looked as if the jog was up when Wes Charles was dismissed seven minutes later after an off-the-ball incident with Ger McCarthy.
But Bray kept their heads up and Paul Keegan twice went close before Colm Tresson struck a magnificent equaliser from a 22-yard free kick on the hour.
But the drama wasn't over yet and it took a brilliant save by John Walsh from a Martin Russell penalty on 67 minutes to earn Bray their draw.
St. Patrick's Athletic: S Kelly, Croly, Foley, S McGuinness, Burke, R McGuinness, Osam, Griffin, Russell, L Kelly, McCarthy
Subs: Holt for McCarthy 70, Byrne for R McGuinness 74, K Doyle for Burke 83
Goal: Griffin 20
Booked: Kelly
Bray Wanderers: Walsh, Britton, Lynch, Charles, Farrell, O'Connor, Tresson, Gormley, Keogh, Byrne, Keegan
Subs: O'Brien for Britton 58, Long for Byrne 84
Goal: Tresson 59
Booked: Gormley
Sent off: Charles
Referee: Eddie Barr (Dublin)