Sporting Fingal News Bulletin

Sporting Fingal FC Team Bulletin



Promotion/relegation play-off first-leg

Friday, November 13 (7.45pm)

Sporting Fingal v Bray Wanderers

Morton Stadium





Sporting Fingal host Bray Wanderers on Friday night at Morton Stadium in the first leg of the 2009 promotion/relegation play-off.



Fingal defeated First Division rivals Shelbourne 2-1 at Tolka Park on Tuesday to set up the play-off against the Seagulls to decide which team will compete in next year’s Premier Division. The return leg takes place at the Carlisle Grounds next Monday, November 16.



Defender John Frost missed the win over Shels with a hamstring strain and is unlikely to feature against Bray while Alan Kirby will undergo a pre-match fitness test on a foot problem having also sat out Tuesday’s clash. Robert Bayly and Robbie Doyle are available again after serving suspensions.



Manager Liam Buckley is calling for his team to fully concentrate on these matches.



He said: “These are our biggest games of the season. Our aim at the start of this season was promotion and we’ve two games now in which to achieve it.



“Eddie Gormley and his Bray team will be as eager as us to win this fixture, with the ultimate prize of top-flight football at stake.



“A good victory over Shelbourne on Tuesday puts us in good spirits, though we need to be equally, or a bit more, on form to emerge through this play-off.



“These are busy times for us but we’re not complaining. This time last year, we were finished our season but to have two more play-off matches and an FAI Ford Cup final to contest over the next ten days shows we’re progressing well.”