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Shelbourne 2-0 Linfield (19: 45 BST) Linfield's Matthew Fitzpatrick shown straight red card for high challenge on Milan Mbeng Shelbourne's Mipo Odubeko slips as he hits penalty and misses Harry Wood scores second Shelbourne penalty Odubeko scores second less than a minute after the restart Paul Kelly Shelbourne 2-0 Linfield Kieran Offord is gifted the ball 25-yards from the Shelbourne goal, but he drags his right-footed strike well wide of the left-hand upright. Shelbourne 2-0 Linfield Darren Murphy Loughgall manager on BBC Sport NI It is so disappointing and the worst possible start to the second half for Linfield, who had been so disciplined. That was too easy for Caffrey, but that is why he was brought on one driving run, and he picks out Odubeko, who then gets a bit of luck with the deflection. Mipo Odubeko (46 mins) Mipo Odubeko doubles Shelbourne's lead less than 40 seconds after the restart! Substitute Evan Caffrey beats his man, pulls the ball back to Odubeko inside the area who takes a touch and makes no mistake in finding the back of the net. Odubeko's strike takes a deflection on the way to goal, but there is nothing Chris Johns can do to stop it. Disasterous start to the second half for Linfield. Shelbourne 1-0 Linfield Darren Murphy Loughgall manager on BBC Sport NI Joey O'Brien is going out to win this tie tonight with that attacking change. Shelbourne 1-0 Linfield We're back under way at Tolka Park for the second half. Just one change at the break as Evan Caffrey replaces Sam Bone for Shels in what is an attacking change from Joey O'Brien. Shelbourne 1-0 Linfield Shelbourne are a goal to the good at the break as Harry Wood's penalty just before the break gives the hosts the advantage at half-time. Not only are David Healy's men a goal behind, but a man down too. Shelbourne 1-0 Linfield Harry Wood strikes from outside the area and forces Chris Johns into a smart save down to his left-hand side. Johns parries Wood's strike before gathering at the second attempt. Shelbourne 1-0 Linfield Darren Murphy Loughgall manager on BBC Sport NI VAR has got that call right there is no doubt about that it is inside the box. That is a crazy four minutes of football and is devastating for Linfield. They need to get themselves in and regroup. Chris Johns is unlucky, he guesses the right way but doesn't get a strong enough hand on it. Harry Wood (45+1 min) Harry Wood makes no mistake from the spot and gives Shels the lead on the stroke of half-time! Chris Johns dives the right way but is unable to keep Wood's penalty out. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Shelbourne are awarded another penalty! This time it's for Ben Hall's late challenge on Mipo Odubeko. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Mipo Odubeko skies his penalty over the crossbar! The Shelbourne striker seems to slip as he connects with the ball. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Darren Murphy Loughgall manager on BBC Sport NI It's a difficult one to call, he is sliding down. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Penalty for Shelbourne as the ball strikes Kyle Mc Clean's arm inside the area! Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield JJ Lunney clips a cross into a dangerous area at the back post for Shels, but Chris Johns comes off his line and gathers routinely. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield The big talking point in the game so far is this challenge from Matthew Fitzpatrick which resulted in the Linfield striker receiving a red card. This video can not be played Watch: Linfield's Matthew Fitzpatrick is sent off Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield As expected, Shelbourne are on top now and pressing forward, trying to make their man advantage count. So far, Linfield have defended resolutely and have limited the hosts to very few clear cut chances. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Darren Murphy Loughgall manager on BBC Sport NI He does everything right bar hit the target. That will give Linfield a bit of belief they can still create chances with 10 men. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Best chance of the game so far and it falls the way of the visitors! Kieran Offord pounces as he is gifted the ball, before cutting in and letting fly with his right foot. Offord's strike sails just over the crossbar, much to the relief of the Shelbourne faithful. That's the closest we've come to an opening goal tonight at Tolka Park. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson and former Celtic and international goalkeeper Packie Bonner are among the interested spectators at Tolka Park tonight. Shelbourne 0-0 Linfield Kirk Millar whips an inviting ball into the box but no player in blue is able to get on the end of it. Manager: Joseph O'Brien Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: David Healy Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Joseph O'Brien Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: David Healy Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 UEFA Conference League All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.