Shels two down in Lille

Lille 2 Shelbourne 0 - Agg 4-2

Shelbourne's UEFA Cup dream looks to be over as they trail by two goals, 4-2 on aggregate, in Lille.

Lille started strongly and it needed strong Irish defending to repel attempts from Matt Moussilou and Christophe Landrin.

Dave Rogers fouled Moussilou in the eighth minute and the hosts were awarded a free-kick which Milenko Acimovic fired past the top left of Steve Williams’ nets.

Shels avoided another setback seven minutes later when former Tottenham midfielder Acimovic paired well again with Moussilou – but the striker missed his shot and the ball rolled over the bar.

Lille found the back of the net after 17 minutes thanks to Acimovic, following a cross from Mathieu Bodmer on the right.

Moussilou doubled their lead nine minutes later.