Bray Wanderers 0

Wolves 4 (Eastwood 62, 80, Bothroyd 70, 72)

Four goals in an 18 minute second-half spell saw Wolves eventually finish as comfortable winners against Bray Wanderers in Kieran 'Tarzan' O'Brien's testimonial game, with Jay Bothroyd and Freddy Eastwood each bagging a brace.

Stephen Elliott arrived at the Carlisle Grounds in time to watch the game and he was expected to complete the paperwork and seal his signing to Wolves when the team returned to their hotel.

Wolves won two corners inside the first two minutes. Both were taken by Matt Jarvis and from the second Charlie Mulgrew headed down to Eastwood whose shot on the turn went high over the bar.

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A Stephen Hurley free-kick was turned behind by the fit again Matt Murray and then Patrick Kavanagh fired across the face of goal after Mulgrew had slipped and lost possession.

O'Brien had the chance to cap his evening with a goal in the 14th minute after more good work from Kavanagh who crossed only for the unmarked striker to shoot over the bar from 10-yards out.

A 25-yard shot from Darren Potter took a deflection and had the power taken out of it allowing home keeper Chris O'Connor to save and then a dangerous low cross from Jarvis hit a defender and went behind for an unproductive corner.

O'Connor made a fine save in keeping out a close range effort from Rob Edwards after Andy Keogh had flicked on a Stephen Ward corner.

Five minutes before the break, Eastwood chased a long ball out of defence but he lost control as he tried to run around the keeper.

Half-Time: Bray 0 Wolves 0

Just 15 seconds after the restart Keogh had the chance to break the deadlock but he was both high and wide with a shot from the edge of the box.

Bray threatened with a Kyle Moran free-kick from the 20-yards out. The ball hit the wall and broke to James O'Shea whose low cross was cut out by Murray.

Eastwood finally made the breakthrough in the 62nd minute when he took a pass from Bothroyd and prodded the ball home with the aid of a deflection from 15-yards.

Shortly afterwards Bothroyd laid a pass off for Michael Kightly who confidently found the net but was ruled offside.

But the respite for Bray was brief as Bothroyd made it 2-0 in the 70th minute with a marvellous 30-yard strike - his angled chip sailing over the head of the stranded O'Connor.

Two minutes later Bothroyd struck again clinically finishing from just inside the box after Kightly had skipped past two challenges and laid off a perfect square pass.

Kightly was inches away from getting on the scoresheet himself with a 25-yard lob that beat O'Connor all the way but hit the bar and bounced to safety.

Bray almost pulled one back but Murray pulled off a tremendous reflex save to push out a close range effort from Stephen Lawless. The loose ball fell to Ross Zambra on the corner of the box and his drive struck the angle and rebounded clear.

Ten minutes from the end Eastwood completed the scoring when he picked the ball up on the edge of the 'D' and took a couple of paces before slotting the ball into the bottom corner.

Wolves team: Murray, Edwards (Little 70), Mulgrew (L. Collins 80), D. Ward N. Collins 60), Breen (Craddock 60), Potter (Gleeson 60), Jarvis (Kightly 60), Henry, Keogh (Bothroyd 60), Eastwood, S. Ward (Jones 60).

Unused subs: Hennessey, Olofinjana, Mimms.

Referee: R. Winters

Estimated attendance: 3,500.

Picture: Stephen Elliott seen at Bray shortly after his arrival.