Odubeko feared being taken off before handing Shels advantage over Linfield

Shels’ Mipo Odubeko celebrates scoring. Pic: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

Mipo Odubeko admits he feared being substituted before he got the chance to fire Shelbourne into a first-leg Champions League advantage.

Instead, Reds boss Joey O’Brien chose to help the forward with his treble substitution against Linfield, bolstering his strikeforce with a view to forging that breakthrough.