Perth gives Longford points over Shelbourne

Longford Town 2 Shelbourne 1

Vinny Perth hit a second-half winner to give Longford victory in the battle of the two main trophy winners.

Perth struck on 64 minutes when shooting home from the edge of the area.

Jason Byrne had continued where he left off on Friday by scoring his 21st goal of the season to give Shels the lead on 20 minutes from Ollie Cahill's corner.

Cup holders Town levelled on 32 minutes when Shane Barrett shot home after Eric Lavine's initial shot deflected off a defender.