Gerard Doherty has kept Derry in the game.
Derry City are drawing 0-0 at half time in their SSE Airtricity Premiership clash with Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds thanks to a combination of brilliant goalkeeping by the visiting the visiting keeper and poor finishing by the home side.
Derry have been totally outplayed in the first period and are on level terms due to several brilliant saves by Gerard Doherty and a missed Bray penalty.
Doherty was called into action as early as the sixth minute when pulled off a brilliant save to push away a deflected free kick from Kelly.
Doherty came to Derry’s rescue eight minutes later when he pulled off another fantastic save, this time to deny Akinade.
The Derry keeper got lucky five minutes later, when his attempted clearance from a poor Byrne back pass was blocked goalwards by Akinade but Barry got back to clear.
Bray should have taken the lead in the 29th minute but Webster blasted wide when it looked easier to score after being set up by a quickly taken Kelly free-kick.
Barry had a chance to put Derry in front in the 35th minute when got his head to a corner ball at the back post but put his effort over the bar.
Bray were awarded a penalty in the 41st minute after Ventre handled in the box but Kelly’s spot kick crashed off the bar and onto the line and out with Doherty beaten.
Cassidy blazed the rebound over the bar.
Bray had strong claims for a second penalty in injury time when Cassidy was brought down by Barry but the referee waved play on.
Bray Wanderers: McGuinness, Cooney, Maloney, Mitchell, Webster, Cassidy, Kelly, O’Neill, Zambra, Akinade, Scully. Substitutes: Brown, Byrne, Curran, Hanlon, McGill, McGlynn, Redmond.
Derry City: Doherty, Barry, Byrne, Collins, Jarvis, Duffy, P McEleney (S McEleney 32), Stewart, Ventre, E Curran, Patterson. Substitutes: Gallagher, R Curran, Elebert, Foy, McGovern,T McNamee.
