Shelbourne remain in pole position at the top of the SSE Airtricity League First Division following a 1-0 win over Limerick FC at the Markets Field.
Ciaran Kilduff’s strike on 38 minutes proved decisive but it could have been so different for the home side. Darren Murphy had a glorious chance to put Tommy Barrett’s men in front in the 21st minute when Kieran Hanlon was pushed by Luke Byrne in the penalty area. The former Cobh midfielder attempted to chip the ball into the net but got it horribly wrong as his effort sailed over the bar.
Lee Devitt had a chance immediately after the penalty but his effort was stopped by Colin McCabe. If the missed penalty wasn’t bad enough, things got worse for Limerick seven minutes before the break. Goalkeeper Jack Brady attempted to shield the ball over the end line for a goal kick but Kilduff managed to keep the ball in play and then supply a sublime finish from an acute angle.
Limerick were the better side in the first half but the Dublin side bossed the action after the break and cruised to victory without much trouble to maintain their advantage at the top.
Report courtesy of sseairtricityleague.ie
Limerick: Jack Brady, Aaron Fitzgerald, Shane Tracy (Clyde O’Connell 81′), Killian Brouder, Robbie Williams, Darren Murphy, Jason Hughes, Karl O’Sullivan, Sean McSweeney, Lee Devitt (Adam Foley 78′), Kieran Hanlon.
Subs not used: Tommy Holland, Edmond O’Dwyer, Andy Quaid, Ger Barry.
Shelbourne: Colin McCabe, Aidan Friel, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Luke Byrne, Oscar Brennan, McKenna, Darragh Noone (Shane Farrell 89′), Ryan Brennan, Conan Byrne (James English 66′), Karl Moore, Ciarán Kilduff.
Subs not used: Dean Delany, Alex O’Hanlon, Flavio Marku, Greg Moorhouse, Dayle Rooney.
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Shelbourne FC officially launches partnership with elite player development company EISports who can be found at http://www.eisports.ie.
Statement from Ciaran Quinn, EISports Director and Players Analyst at Shelbourne FC: “Having struck up a Partnership at the end of February 2019, I have been delighted with the progress to date between Shelbourne Football Club and EISports.
“We provide a sponsored service to the club this season looking after the High Performance aspects of Elite Player Development. In their push for promotion this season, we have supplied the clubs men’s team with GPS software for training and games looking at all aspects of player performance.
“Bringing a professional software package allows head coach Ian Morris to have immediate performance data on all players from their training to game day ensuring each player is ready for peak performance.
“This software is used at the highest level of the game in the biggest leagues and clubs in the world so we are proud to sponsor the club this season.
“Being one of just 45 coaches globally to have completed a postgraduate masters in High Performance Football Coaching out of the University of Lisbon in Portugal, I can bring a unique skillset as a member of Ian’s staff analysing each players performance using the GPS software.
“EISports was founded in 2016 to look at providing cognitive development and high performance Training for players, in doing so we currently directly coach over 250 players per week in our programs in Meath, Dublin, Kildare and support our eight Partner Clubs in their player development programs.
“We will soon be announcing some exciting new initiatives happening with Shelbourne. Partnered with some of the world’s biggest clubs such as Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund we bring our academy players across Europe to train twice a year.
Our strategy between 2019 and 2024 in EISports is really to ensure that Elite level soccer players have the best they need to perform to their maximum and really this is critical in womens soccer also.
“With this we are very proud to become kit sponsors of the Womens National League U17 side as well as join manager Dave Bell’s staff and look after all analysis for the Womens National League side.
“We now provide full game analysis and player GPS analysis for the WNL team and following the great semi-final win against Peamount United FC we look forward to preparing for the League Cup final in July.
“As we enter the business end of the season now after the break we hope to continue to see great attendance and support home and away, so we can help support Shels achieve success this season in both men and women competitions.
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Shelbourne Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Henderson as Head of Youth Development. Stephen, who has more than 12 years experience as a manager in the League of Ireland, will begin the role immediately.
Stephen will lead and oversee the development of the club’s academy structures, drawing on his vast experience in educating and supporting the club’s academy players, coaches and managers.
A highly-qualified and well respected coach, Stephen entered into management in the League of Ireland in 2005 with Cobh Ramblers, who he guided to the First Division title in 2007. Stephen went on to manage Waterford United for 3 seasons, before returning to manage Cobh Ramblers.
Boasting an impressive playing and coaching CV, Stephen will be tasked with overseeing development and implementation of the Youth Development Programme at Shelbourne. This includes overseeing the continued development and growth of the club’s highly successful underage teams, from the Under 8 team through to the Under 19 team.
On his new role Stephen commented:
“After talking with Dave O’Connor and some of the people involved in the academy, it was clear for me to see that Shels are pushing in an exciting direction at senior and academy levels. To be part of that process is exciting and I am very grateful to the club for affording me this opportunity. Our job at the academy is to ensure we give the young players every opportunity to reach their potential through structured training sessions, lots of encouragement and really good information. There are some great coaches at the club and I’m really looking forward to working with them and the players closely over the coming season.”
In his new role, Stephen will be working closely with the Head of Football Operations in continuing to implement the Clubs long-term strategy for the academy, which consistently produces players and coaches of the highest calibre.
Shelbourne FC Chief Executive Officer Dave O’Connor added:
“We are delighted to have someone of Stephen’s calibre and experience join our academy structure. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge and has a proven track record of working with and developing young players.
Stephen’s role is to give support, direction and lend of all his vast experience to all our academy coaches and players. We are very lucky at Shelbourne to have a first class academy structure that provides an elite pathway through each of the underage National League, right through to our First Team. However, we are also unique and very lucky to also have a thriving community academy structure which enables us to develop players of all levels and abilities. Stephen will be tasked with overseeing the growth and development of this whole structure.
His passion for working with young players is infectious and I know he will immerse himself in this role immediately. I am really looking forward to working with him. With the recent restructuring of the underage schoolboy leagues, Stephens initial goals will be focusing on the pre-season scheduling for the Club’s DDSL teams, as well as monitoring the progress of each of the Club’s National League teams.”
Shelbourne FC First Team Manager, Ian Morris, also welcomes Stephen to the club by adding:
“I am absolutely delighted to welcome Stephen to Shelbourne Football Club. His record in developing young players is there for all to see. He knows exactly what it takes for young players to play at senior level and that will form part of his remit which is developing players, with the ultimate aim of passing as many of them as possible from our youth system into myself in the first team.”
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Shelbourne will play a Summer Friendly against Heart of Midlothian at Tolka Park on Monday night.
Match details are as follows:-
SUMMER FRIENDLY
SHELBOURNE FC
v Heart of Midlothian FC
Tolka Park, Drumcondra
Monday, July 1st, 2019
Kick-Off: 7.30pm
Admission:
Adults €10, Students €5, Seniors €5, Children U14 €5
Tickets available at the stadium box office on the night.
Derek Prendergast scored what could prove a crucial goal in the First Division title race with an 85th minute winner to hand Shelbourne a 2-1 win over Drogheda United at Tolka Park.
There was little to separate the two sides over the 90 and a bit minutes on a rainy Northside Dublin night but the home side’s new found grit and determination saw them scramble over the line once again this season.
Shelbourne took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a lovely move by Aidan Friel that saw the full-back cut inside and across the pitch, play a lovely one-two, and clip a ball into the centre of the box where Ciaran Kilduff was on hand to head home.Drogheda had a chance to equalise just minutes later when Luke Gallagher found Chris Lyons near the penalty spot.
The striker managed to get to the ball without his marker but he couldn’t fully trap it and a covering Shels defender got back to clear.
The visitors had another chance soon after when Conor Kane broke down the left and pulled back to find Stephen Meaney standing in acres of space just inside the box.
He hit it first time towards the bottom corner but Colin McCabe got down low to palm behind for a corner.With the first half drifting into injury time, it looked like the Dublin side would be heading into the break in front.
That was until Oscar Brennan took down Chris Lyons 25 yards from goal. Sean Brennan’s first effort was blocked by James English but it landed back at the feet of the man who experienced relegation heartache with Shelbourne in 2013.
This time around he connected sweetly to fire a sublime half-volley first time into the back of the net, giving McCabe no chance.Shelbourne started the second half slowly and Drogheda could have taken the lead if they’d done better with a couple of half chances they created.
It was end-to-end stuff during the second period with a share of the spoils looking most likely, until Lorcan Fitzgerald’s free from deep was nodded on by Luke Byrne for Prendergast to head past Luca Gratzer and send the Tolka Park stands into raptures.
The home faithful are starting to dream about finally returning to Ireland’s top division.
Report courtesy of sseairtricityleague.ie
Shelbourne: Colin McCabe, Aidan Friel, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Derek Prendergast, Luke Byrne, Shane Farrell (Daniel McKenna 65’), Karl Moore, James English (Conan Byrne 57’), Ryan Brennan (Darragh Noone 90′), Ciarán Kilduff
Subs not used: Dean Delany, Alex O’Hanlon, Greg Moorhouse, Dayle Rooney.
Drogheda Utd: Luka Gratzer, James Brown, Conor Kane, Luke Gallagher, Sean Brennan, Chris Lyons, Jake Hyland, Stephen Meaney, Luke McNally, Luke Heeney, James Clarke
Subs not used: Paul Skinner, Kevin Farragher, Cian Kavanagh, Sean Trimble, Eoin McPhillips, Jordan Adeyemo
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Showing the depth of talent and connection amongst the Shelbourne FC family, two new albums have been released this week by Shels fan David Balfe and former Reds Legend Stuart Byrne.
Shelbourne fan Paul Curran is immortalised once more in this moving album by friend and fellow Red David Balfe who has just released a superb record featuring sounds from Tolka Park and songs reflecting the memory of Paul. Listen here: https://forthoseilove.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-i-love.
In another Shels related album released this week, Reds legend Stuart Byrne has also released a great album featuring one song inspired by former team-mate Wes Hoolahan which is available on Spotify and Apple Music. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/search/results/stuart%20i%20could%20never%20be
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Ever dreamed about lining up in the famous Red jersey at Tolka Park alongside some Shelbourne legends?
To celebrate the diversity that exits within our Club and the local community, our ‘Shels in the Community’ initiative is once again delighted to announce the third annual challenge match between a Shelbourne XI and Dublin Devils FC, Ireland’s first openly gay football club.
This year, we are giving 10 supporters the opportunity to bid to play on the team that includes Mark Rutherford, Tony Sheridan and Seana Cooke, with all funds raised going to Special Olympics Ireland.
June 22, KO – 14:00
Legends Mark Rutherford, Tony Sheridan and Seana Cooke confirmed to play, with more to be announced.
Opportunity is open to all supporters over 17 years, male or female.
Shelbourne rubber-stamped their title credentials at a sun-kissed Carlisle Grounds on Saturday afternoon, with a one-goal win over Bray Wanderers.
Full report courtesy of Gareth Danagher and extratime.ie can be read HERE.
Bray Wanderers: Gabriel Sava, Hugh Douglas, Dylan Barrett, Killian Cantwell, Sean Heaney, Paul Keegan, Dean O’Halloran, Philip Gannon, Joe Doyle (Dylan McGlade 60′), Derek Daly, Richie Purdy (Jake Ellis 69′).
Subs not used: Adam Hayden, Darragh Gibbons, Juka Kovic, Brandon McCann, Luke Nolan.
Shelbourne: Colin McCabe, Aidan Friel, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Luke Byrne, Derek Prendergast, Oscar Brennan, Shane Farrell (Dan McKenna 72′), James English (Conan Byrne 70′), Ryan Brennan (Darragh Noone 76′), Karl Moore, Greg Moorhouse.
Subs not used: Dean Delany, Alex O’Hanlon, Dayle Rooney, Flavio Marku, Darragh Noone.
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