Shelbourne narrowly defeat Dundalk to extend lead at the top

Liam Burt slalomed through the visitors defence to shoot home the lead early in the second half before Hayden Muller put through his own goal to seal Shelborune’s victory in this top versus bottom clash at Tolka Park.

Shelbourne’s Liam Burt celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. Pic Credit: Ciaran Culligan, Inpho.

Shelbourne 2 Dundalk 1

Liam Burt struck a stunning first goal for Shelbourne before forcing an own goal as Damien Duff’s side extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division table to seven points.