CORNERFLICK
Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers 5-1
- Daniel Kelly12'
- Ademipo Odubeko50'
- John Martin52'
- Milan Bernhard Mbeng57'
- John Martin59'
- Kaiyne Woolery45+1'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tolka Park, Dublin
- Referee
- P. McLaughlin
Match timeline
- 85’Yellow card
ShelbourneSean Moore - 81’Substitution
Sligo RoversLuke Pearce ONKaiyne Woolery OFF - 76’SubstitutionShelbournejames roche ONJames Norris OFF
- 76’SubstitutionShelbourneSean Boyd ONDaniel Kelly OFF
- 76’Yellow cardSligo RoversLuke Young
- 65’SubstitutionSligo RoversKevin Zefi ONA. Gabbidon OFF
- 64’SubstitutionShelbourneMarco Untergrabner ONMilan Bernhard Mbeng OFF
- 64’SubstitutionShelbourneAlistair Coote ONJack Henry-Francis OFF
Show 14 earlier events
- 61’Yellow cardShelbourneMilan Bernhard Mbeng
- 60’SubstitutionSligo RoversSeb Quirk ONRuben Gillespie OFF
- 59’SubstitutionSligo RoversDaire Patton ONJames McManus OFF
- 59’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONArchie Meekison OFF
- 59’Goal!ShelbourneJohn MartinAssist: Daniel Kelly5 – 1
- 57’Goal!ShelbourneMilan Bernhard Mbeng4 – 1
- 55’Yellow cardShelbourneOdhran Casey
- 52’SubstitutionShelbourneJohn Martin ONAdemipo Odubeko OFF
- 52’Goal!ShelbourneJohn MartinAssist: Daniel Kelly3 – 1
- 50’Goal!ShelbourneAdemipo OdubekoAssist: Evan Caffrey2 – 1
- 45+1’Goal!Sligo RoversKaiyne WooleryAssist: Jack Shorrock1 – 1
- 28’Yellow cardShelbourneJack Henry-Francis
- 27’Yellow cardSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery
- 12’Goal!ShelbourneDaniel KellyAssist: Ademipo Odubeko1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
ShelbourneSligo Rovers- 54%Possession46%
- 26Shots10
- 2.58xG1.05
- 11Shots on Target2
- 10Corners5
- 10Fouls8
- 0Offsides1
- 1Saves6
- 446Passes372
- 4Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Shelbourne3 - 4 - 3
- 19Beach
- 16Casey
- 17Kelly
- 4Ledwidge
- 25Mbeng
- 21Henry-Francis
- 23McInroy
- 18Norris
- 22Moore
- 11Odubeko
- 27Caffrey
Substitutions
- 52’↑10 J. Martin ×2↓ Ademipo Odubeko
- 64’↑24 M. Untergrabner↓25 M. Mbeng
- 64’↑14 A. Coote↓21 Jack Henry-Francis
- 76’↑55 James Roche↓18 James Barry Norris
- 76’↑9 S. Boyd↓17 D. Kelly
Unused substitutes 15 S. Bone, 36 W. Jarvis, 44 Daniel Ring, 31 C. Walsh
Coach J. Russell
Sligo Rovers4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Hughes
- 51Gabbidon
- 52McElroy
- 16McHugh
- 3Stewart
- 6Young
- 50Gillespie
- 14McManus
- 10Meekison
- 7Shorrock
- 41Woolery
Substitutions
- 59’↑71 D. Patton↓14 J. McManus
- 59’↑11 C. Kavanagh↓10 A. Meekison
- 60’↑4 S. Quirk↓50 Ruben Gillespie
- 65’↑77 Kevin Zefi↓51 Aidan Gabbidon
- 81’↑9 L. Pearce↓41 K. Woolery
Unused substitutes 15 O. Denham, 48 Ross Ruane-Dalton, 61 Conor Cannon, 32 Charlie Mcgarvey
Coach D. Purse
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 33
- Date
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tolka Park, Dublin
- Referee
- P. McLaughlin
- Shelbourne coach
- J. Russell
- Sligo Rovers coach
- D. Purse
League table
Premier Division
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | +21 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bohemians | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 3 |  St Patrick's Athl. | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +24 | 60 |
| 4 |  Shelbourne | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 49 |
| 5 |  Derry City | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | +3 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sligo Rovers | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -38 | 25 |
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Player ratings
- 1
D. Kelly9.7 - 2
J. Martin8.7 - 3
M. Odubeko8.7 - 4
M. Mbeng8.2 - 5
E. Caffrey7.5 - 6
K. Ledwidge7.1 - 7
O. Casey6.8 - 8
A. Coote6.7 - 9
K. McInroy6.7 - 10
Jack Henry-Francis6.6 - 11
S. Boyd6.5 - 12
S. Moore6.5 - 13
James Roche6.4 - 14
James Barry Norris6.4 - 15
E. Beach6.3 - 16
M. Untergrabner6.3 - 17
C. Walsh0.0 - 18
Daniel Ring0.0 - 19
W. Jarvis0.0 - 20
S. Bone0.0
- 1
K. Woolery7.1 - 2
Liam John Hughes6.6 - 3
Kevin Zefi6.5 - 4
L. Young6.4 - 5
J. Shorrock6.4 - 6
C. Kavanagh6.3 - 7
L. Pearce6.3 - 8
Sean Stewart6.1 - 9
C. McHugh6.1 - 10
A. Meekison6.0 - 11
D. Patton5.9 - 12
J. McManus5.9 - 13Ruben Gillespie5.9
- 14
S. Quirk5.8 - 15
G. McElroy5.6 - 16
Aidan Gabbidon5.6 - 17
O. Denham0.0 - 18Ross Ruane-Dalton0.0
- 19
Conor Cannon0.0 - 20Charlie Mcgarvey0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
D. Kelly
Shelbourne
- 1
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
Rated 9.7, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 2 assists in 76 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Shelbourne- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Sligo Rovers- W-D-L
- 0-1-4
- Scored / match
- 0.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- ShelbourneResult0%
- Sligo Rovers0%
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What happened
Match report
Shelbourne beat Sligo Rovers 5-1 at Tolka Park after four goals in 9 minutes changed the match. The hosts were level before the break, then pulled away after half-time and never let Sligo back in.
Daniel Kelly opened the scoring in the 12th minute, turning in Ademipo Odubeko's assist for 1-0. Sligo equalised in first-half stoppage time when Kaiyne Woolery scored in the 45+1st minute from Jack Shorrock's pass, and the sides went in at 1-1.
Shelbourne restored the lead on 50 minutes through Odubeko, set up by Evan Caffrey, before he was replaced by John Martin in the 52nd minute. Martin scored immediately, with Kelly the provider, to make it 3-1, and Milan Bernhard Mbeng added a fourth in the 57th minute. Martin struck again on 59 minutes, another goal assisted by Kelly, to make it 5-1. Sligo made two changes on 59 minutes and another on 60, while Shelbourne made two changes on 64 and two more on 76, with Kelly among the players to go off. By then the result was settled.
The numbers backed Shelbourne's control. They had 54% possession, 446 passes to Sligo's 372, 26 shots to 10, and 11 on target to 2. They also led 10-5 for corners and 2.58-1.05 for expected goals, while Sligo's six saves compared with Shelbourne's one showed how often the visitors were under pressure.
There were four yellow cards for Shelbourne, to Jack Henry-Francis on 28 minutes, Odhran Casey on 55, Milan Bernhard Mbeng on 61 and Sean Moore on 85. Sligo Rovers were booked twice, with Kaiyne Woolery on 27 minutes and Luke Young on 76.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 33
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Tolka Park, Dublin
- Referee
- P. McLaughlin
- Match ID
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22 events
- 12’Goal!ShelbourneDaniel KellyAssist: Ademipo Odubeko1 – 0
- 27’Yellow cardSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery
- 28’Yellow cardShelbourneJack Henry-Francis
- 45+1’Goal!Sligo RoversKaiyne WooleryAssist: Jack Shorrock1 – 1
- 50’Goal!ShelbourneAdemipo OdubekoAssist: Evan Caffrey2 – 1
- 52’SubstitutionShelbourneJohn Martin ONAdemipo Odubeko OFF
- 52’Goal!ShelbourneJohn MartinAssist: Daniel Kelly3 – 1
- 55’Yellow cardShelbourneOdhran Casey
- 57’Goal!ShelbourneMilan Bernhard Mbeng4 – 1
- 59’SubstitutionSligo RoversDaire Patton ONJames McManus OFF
- 59’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONArchie Meekison OFF
- 59’Goal!ShelbourneJohn MartinAssist: Daniel Kelly5 – 1
- 60’SubstitutionSligo RoversSeb Quirk ONRuben Gillespie OFF
- 61’Yellow cardShelbourneMilan Bernhard Mbeng
- 64’SubstitutionShelbourneMarco Untergrabner ONMilan Bernhard Mbeng OFF
- 64’SubstitutionShelbourneAlistair Coote ONJack Henry-Francis OFF
- 65’SubstitutionSligo RoversKevin Zefi ONA. Gabbidon OFF
- 76’SubstitutionShelbournejames roche ONJames Norris OFF
- 76’SubstitutionShelbourneSean Boyd ONDaniel Kelly OFF
- 76’Yellow cardSligo RoversLuke Young
- 81’SubstitutionSligo RoversLuke Pearce ONKaiyne Woolery OFF
- 85’Yellow cardShelbourneSean Moore