O'Brien off to a winning start as Shels defeat 10-man Cork City

All the visitors' hard work to get themselves a footing in the game was undone five minutes into the restart when skipper Lyons was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Mark Coyle

WINNING START: The Joey O’Brien era got off to a winning start as his Shelbourne side earned their first win in four as opposing number Ger Nash’s desperate search for his first three points with Cork City rumbled on. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Shelbourne 3 (Wood 2’, Odubeko 6’, Lunney 83’) Cork City 1 (Nelson 42’)

The Joey O’Brien era got off to a winning start as his Shelbourne side earned their first win in four as opposing number Ger Nash’s desperate search for his first three points with Cork City rumbled on.