UCD book promotion playoff against Drogheda after first win over Bray all season
First Division playoff final: Bray Wanderers 1 [O’Shea 27] UCD 3 [Norval 32; Behan 39; Smith 81]UCD will face off against Drogheda United in the promotion/relegation playoff with the carrot of Premier Division status in the offing having beaten Bray Wanderers for the first time all season, saving the best for last. In a hugely entertaining first half, Dean O’Shea got the scoring under way with a clever opener before two goals in quick succession from Sam Norval and Ciaran Behan turned the game on its head. With time running out man-of-the-match Hugh Smith bagged a brilliant third to set up an enthralling clash against Kevin Doherty’s men. Having overcome a stubborn Kerry FC side 5-1 over two legs, The Seagulls, who have won the last six straight meetings between the two rivals and for the third year running found themselves at this stage in search of a return to…