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Date Time League Season
10 September 2021 7:45 pm LOI Men's First Division 2021

Match Report

Table toppers Shels deliver in Cork

Shelbourne showed their top of the table credentials this evening as they breezed to a 2-0 victory over Cork City at Turners Cross in the SSE Airtricity First Division.

The ever-threatening Ryan Brennan opened the scoring for Shels after 15 minutes while his early second half penalty sealed the win for the visitors.

Cork enjoyed most of the ball after conceding their first but lacked a real cutting edge in front of goal and barely threatened an organised Shels defence.

City came out attacking the visitors but it was noticeable how comfortable the Shels' defence dealt with the home side's advances. Shelbourne were content to work the ball from the back and were soon the side on top with a far larger share of possession.

They soon began to put the Cork defence under pressure and came close with several attempts. Michael O'Connor headed over on 6 minutes while Shane Farrell's shot from an excellently worked set-piece play was deflected wide by a City defender.

The Cork defence held out admirably given that they had a number of absences but the visitors continued to up the intensity.

It looked more and more likely that Shels would open scoring and when Shane Farrell crossed the ball across the Cork goal, the prolific Ryan Brennan did just that as the City defence scrambled across to try and block him.

Following the goal, the visitors were content to sit back and hit Cork on the counter, confident that they could deal with any threat posed by City, who soon began to enjoy more of the ball.

The Shels backline in particular looked a level above and City talisman Cian Murphy was denied any space in front of goal, instead ushered out to the wings where he was forced to become a provider for the Cork players permitted into the goal area.

Cian Bargary who looked most threatening for Cork but the side could not fabricate any good chances and had to go into the break a goal down.

The Leesiders came out for the second half in an energetic manner and dominated the opening minutes but again could not create anything that came close to equalising. Shelbourne continued to looked solid at the back and once again preferred to act on the counter.

Shels strategy proved successful when a long ball from the Shelbourne defence found Michael O'Connor in the Cork box and the forward was taken down to win a penalty on 50 minutes.

Ryan Brennan stepped up to the spot and calmly slotted away his second of the evening to put the Reds 2-0 up on the home side.

Shels further retreated as the game wore on, trusting as ever in their back 4, as Cork dominated play for the remainder of the game. The Rebel Army were persistent in pushing forward and Bargary proved a real threat down the right wing while Aaron Bolger dictated play from midfield.

ity, however, could not create any clear chances and barring a sliding Barry Coffey effort mid-way through the half, they could not break down a Shelbourne defence that looked as if it would be at home in the Premier Division.

Cork City

1Mark McNulty Goalkeeper
3Ronan Hurley Defender
7Dylan McGlade Midfielder
11Cian Bargary Midfielder 92'
14Barry Coffey Midfielder
15Dale Holland 20 Midfielder
16Alec Byrne Midfielder 11'
17Darragh Crowley Forward
24Cian Murphy Forward
27Jack Walsh Forward
33Aaron Bolger Midfielder
13David Harrington Goalkeeper
20Paul Hunt Goalkeeper
9Beineon O’Brien Whitmarsh Forward
20Sean Kennedy 15 Midfielder
25Jamie Wynne Forward
29Issa Kargbo Defender
31Cathal Heffernan Defender
32Luke Desmond Midfielder

Shelbourne

1Brendan Clarke Goalkeeper
3Kevin O’Connor Defender
4Ally Gilchrist Defender
5Yassine En-Neyah 18 Midfielder
9Michael O’Connor Forward
10Ryan Brennan 11 Midfielder 15', 51'
16John Ross Wilson Defender
17Shane Farrell Forward
23Luke Byrne Defender
26George Poynton Midfielder
32Kameron Ledwidge 14 Forward
#Colm Cox Goalkeeper
Eric Molloy 9 Forward
Gavin Molloy Midfielder
2Michael Barker Defender
11Yoyo Mahdy 10 Forward
14Brian McManus 32 Midfielder
15Maxim Kouogan Defender
18Dayle Rooney 5 Midfielder
Stanley Anaebonam Midfielder
  • 94'

    Full-Time at Turners Cross. Two goals from Ryan Brennan in each half wins the game for the visitors. Shelbourne a level above in defence and Cork could never really threaten despite having most of the ball in the second half. Cork City 2 - 0 Shelbourne

  • 92'

    Cian Bargary booked for Cork

  • 90'

    4 minutes added time to be played at Turners Cross

  • 87'

    Double change for Shels

  • 87'

    McNulty makes a good save from Shel's Rooney

  • 85'

    Still all Cork - home crowd urging on their side to get a goal

  • 84'

    Cork continuing to go forward but no clear chances

  • 79'

    Sean Kennedy replaces Dale Holland as Cork go for broke

  • 73'

    Brian McManus replaces the left-back

  • 73'

    Ledwidge is subbed off for the visitors

  • 73'

    Shels beginning to look more open now as Cork continue to go at them

  • 71'

    Bargary has been a constant threat to Shels in this half - getting the ball into the Shelbourne box but Clarke is fouled and the visitors win a free out

  • 70'

    Cork piling on the pressure on the visitors now

  • 68'

    Shels threaten at the other end as Shane Farrell hits wide

  • 67'

    Bolger chips a dangerous ball into Barry Coffey inside the Shels box but its just cut out by Brendan Clarke

  • 62'

    O'Connor comes close for Shelbourne - the visitors have had very little ball but look to be the far bigger goal threat

  • 59'

    Barry Coffey comes extremely close to getting Cork's first goal. Slides in at the post but hits over from Jack Walsh's ball

  • 56'

    Cork have sought to reply since conceding a second but have failed to get anything from an organised Shels backline

  • 51'

    GOAL!!! Brennan slots away his second of the evening for Shelbourne. 2-0 to the visitors now

  • 50'

    Penalty for Shelbourne - O'Connor taken down

  • 47'

    City starting energetically and seeing most of the ball

  • 45'

    Shels get things back under way for the second half at Turners Cross

  • 48'

    Half-Time - Shelbourne's early dominance saw them go 1-0 up thanks to Ryan Brennan in the 15th minute. Cork coming more into things but have created no really clear chances so far

  • 47'

    Entering the last of 3 minutes added time

  • 44'

    Bargary comes close for Cork but play is called back by the referee

  • 44'

    Cork defence doing well under Shels pressure all half - home side back on the ball now

  • 42'

    Good pressure from Cian Murphy wins a Cork corner

  • 40'

    Shels corner

  • 39'

    Shelbourne have faded in recent moments, Cork on the attack more and more

  • 37'

    Cork with a good spell of possession there as they look to be growing in confidence

  • 35'

    Brennan just fails his way to weave his way through the Cork defence - the forward has been a constant threat to Cork all game

  • 33'

    Coffey's header goes wide for Cork

  • 30'

    Mcnulty able to collect from a Shels free kick dangerously angled into the Cork box

  • 28'

    Poynton up after a clash of heads with Cork's Walsh - drop ball now

  • 26'

    Cork had enjoyed some possession after conceding but now back under pressure from Shels

  • 25'

    Farrell's shot fails to hit the target

  • 24'

    Shels win a free outside the Cork box

  • 22'

    City seeing a bit more ball since conceding - seeking to attack the visitors now

  • 20'

    O'Connor's shot goes well over - Cork midfield really struggling to contain their opposite numbers

  • 18'

    Play back under way after Shels supporters threw a flare on to the pitch

  • 15'

    Ryan Brennan scores for the visitors! Shels' pressure proves with the games opener!

  • 13'

    A number of chances for Shels in the last few minutes

  • 11'

    Farrell comes really close from a set-piece move by Shels - deflected just left and wide

  • 10'

    Byrne booked for his header challenge on Shels player

  • 10'

    City relying on the counter but struggling to keep the ball in the opposition half - all Shels so far

  • 9'

    Shelbourne on top at the moment with a number of attacks into Cork territory

  • 8'

    Wilson mis-hits his cross and it goes well wide

  • 6'

    Michael O'Connor flicks over the Cork crossbar from a corner

  • 4'

    Cork attacking in the early stages but Shels comfortable in defence

  • 1'

    3.,000 in attendance this evening - both sides sharing possession so far

  • 1'

    City get the game under way at the Cross!

  • Less than 10 minutes to go 'til kick-off at Turners Cross

  • The sides have met twice already this season, with Shels victorious on both occasions. Can an in-form Cork launch an ambush at home tonight?

  • This evening's game is of importance for both sides; A win for Cork could see them enter the battle for promotion while three points for Shels could further secure their position at the top of the First Division

  • Welcome along to Cork City v Shelbourne at Turners Cross. My name is Jack Joy and I'll be taking you through this evening's First Division clash here on Final Whistle. Kick-Off is at 7.45pm!

Past Meetings

(Quarter Final)
1 - 0
FAI Women's Cup
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 20)
1 - 3
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Series 11)
1 - 0
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 13)
2 - 1
LOI Men's First Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 4)
1 - 3
LOI Men's First Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Series 2)
0 - 3
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Series 3 - Group 1)
4 - 0
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 10)
1 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 1)
3 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Series 1)
0 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Round 17)
0 - 4
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Round 12)
5 - 0
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Round 7)
2 - 7
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Round 19)
2 - 0
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

(Round 11)
1 - 2
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

(Round 4)
4 - 0
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

2 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

2 - 4
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

1 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

4 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

0 - 3
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

5 - 1
LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park

Shelbourne v Cork City

1 - 3
LOI Women's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City v Shelbourne

Ground

Turner's Cross
Beaufort Park, Turner\'s Cross C, Cork, County Cork, Munster, T12 E3H5, Ireland

Jack Joy is a journalism student at Dublin City University