Shelbourne once more played second fiddle to arch-rivals St Patrick's Athletic last night. The Inchicore club progressed to the decider of the National League Super Cup following a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win at Morton Stadium, Santry. The game ended scoreless after 90 minutes.
Shelbourne's Tony Sheridan came the closest on the hour mark when a spectacular strike came crashing off the cross bar.
A penalty shoot-out ensued and with St Patrick's ahead 5-4, Shelbourne's Liam Kelly stepped up but his spot-kick was well saved by Trevor Woods. St Patrick's now meet Shamrock Rovers in the final on Sunday afternoon in Tolka Park. The third place play-off will be decided between Cork City and Shelbourne in the preceding game.
SHELBOURNE: Gough, Smith, Geoghegan, McCarthy, Fitzgerald, Scully, Baker, Fenlon, Sheridan , Kelly, Rutherford. Subs: Flood for Fitzgerald (59 mins), O'Brien for Gough (79 mins), Byrne for Fenlon (82 mins). ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC: Wood, Clarke, Doyle, Moody, Lynch, Gormley, Osam, Morgan, Braithwaite, Gilzean, Devereaux, Subs: P Campbell for Devereux (half-time), Burke for Lynch (69 mins), Reilly for Morgan (69 mins), D Campbell for Scully (83 mins).
Referee: H Byrne (Dublin).
Eric Cantona is set to play in a friendly next week to raise money for the family of a gendarme seriously injured by German neo-Nazis hooligans. Cantona has been lined up to be in one of two mixed teams of former French and German internationals on Saturday July 11th in Paris. Michel Platini, David Ginola, Jean Tigana and Patrick Battiston will also take part.
