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President’s Cup Shelbourne 2 Drogheda United 0 MORE SILVERWARE FOR Shelbourne thanks in no small part to the man with golden streaks in his hair.
Damien Duff was his usual energetic self on the sideline and even after Shels’ night was made easier by the sending off of Drogs goalkeeper Luke Dennison early in the second half he was relentless in his messages to his players. The Drogheda players were furious and Quinn needed treatment. Neither referee Paul Norton or his assistant on that side saw the incident but when Odubeko was over zealous in a challenge on Shane Farrell a little bit later in the half a yellow card was shown.
The card was yellow instead of red and everyone had a few minute to compose themselves at the break. Duff marched onto the pitch to speak with Norton before heading for the tunnel, though, making a point about other incidents that annoyed him.Two set-pieces made the difference, Odubeko’s opportunistic flick to turn in Harry Wood’s knockdown followed by a sublime finish from Boyd who connected with a sweet low strike on the run.
The two frontmen led with intent and purpose and it was Odubeko’s eagerness to press from the top that led to him blocking down Dennison’s clearance and forcing the goalkeeper into handling outside the box. Incredibly, it took until the last 10 minutes for the Shels fans to sing about being the reigning champions of Ireland.
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