Cork City fall to third defeat in-a-row as Shelbourne climb to fourth

The Rebel Army were unable to make their first-half supremacy count.

GAME-CLINCHER: Jack Moylan of Shelbourne shoots to score his side's second goal. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

SHELBOURNE…2 (Matt Smith 47, Jack Moylan 82) CORK CITY…1 (Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh 87) 

 A five-match unbeaten run elevated Shelbourne to their highest place under Damien Duff of fourth but a third straight defeat for City leaves them stuck in the abyss of the relegation playoff berth.