Shelbourne held in eircom League opener

Shelbourne 1 UCD 1

College frustrated Shels from the start, restricting them to an Owen Heary header that scraped the bar on 16 minutes. Composed and with a good shape about them, UCD defended well and struck for the lead on 63 minutes. New signing Damien Dupuy got a flick header to Mick O’Donnell’s corner to find the back of the net and shock the out-of-sorts Reds. But Stuart Byrne rescued Shels on 86 minutes when cracking home a spot kick after Glen Crowe had been taken down by Conor Kenna.