Bray Wanderers suffered their only pre-season defeat at the hands of a Garda International squad.

The Seagulls' side put out however had an average agre of no more than 23 or so and it’s not a great surprise that they fell victim to a 33rd minute strike from Garda striker Aidan Clarke, who pounced to rifle home after Wanderers failed to clear their lines from a corner.

Both Shane O’Neill and Darren Dunne missed glorious opportunities to give Bray the lead prior to Clarke’s opener, but on both occasions they found the side netting rather than the back of the net.

Bray Wanderers: Brian Kane, Nicholas Byrne, Dave Webster, Shane O’Connor, Dean Fletcher, Darren Dunne, Dean Zambra, Chris Shields, Ian Masterson, Shane O’Neill, Ian McNeill.

Subs: Youcef Belhaunt, Colm Tresson, Eddie Gormley (on at h/t), Maurice Farrell (66’), Jake Kelly (77’).

Gardai: Graham Loughman, Richard Pender, Mark Houlahan, Damien O’Neill, John Healy, Jack Beckett, Sean Waters, Kevin Williamson, Shane Kiely, Austin Cooney, Aidan Clarke.

Subs: Colm Tracey, Graham Morgan, Damien Quirke, Robbie Byrne.

Match report: Daniel Gorman, Bray People